McCarthy's moment: Debt ceiling win secures Republican US House speaker's standing
By David Morgan WASHINGTON Kevin McCarthy earned his stripes as Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
2023-06-01 10:25
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy vows debt ceiling bill to become law
WASHINGTON The bipartisan debt ceiling bill will become law, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on
2023-05-31 21:49
Biden and McCarthy lean on holdouts in both parties to pass debt ceiling deal
Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national default, with each side proclaiming victory following marathon talks.
2023-05-29 19:15
Biden and McCarthy race to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers before the government runs out of money
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around an tentative agreement to raise the nation's borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions.
2023-05-29 01:24
McCarthy says US debt ceiling deal popular with House Republicans
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said he expects a debt ceiling deal he struck with
2023-05-28 22:19
McCarthy says he spoke with Trump about US debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he spoke briefly with former President
2023-05-26 01:20
Major differences remain over spending cuts and other key issues as debt limit deadline looms
Negotiations are continuing to unfold in an attempt to reach a debt limit deal, but major differences between House Republicans and the White House have yet to be bridged, and the pressure is only intensifying as the risk of default grows ever more real with each day.
2023-05-24 18:16
US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the country's debts unless President Joe Biden agrees on cuts to current and future spending and new curbs on social programs.
2023-05-22 12:23
Biden asks aides to arrange call with McCarthy as debt ceiling talks appear stalled
President Joe Biden has asked to speak with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy once his meetings conclude in Japan, in hopes of helping to put negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling -- which have appeared mostly stalled since Friday -- back on track.
2023-05-21 17:54
House Speaker McCarthy says U.S. debt ceiling deal by Sunday is “doable”
WASHINGTON House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling limit
2023-05-18 00:24
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy says he thinks U.S. will not default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he believed the United States will not default on its debt
2023-05-17 20:25
Biden and McCarthy slated to meet again Tuesday to discuss raising the nation's borrowing limit
Anyone looking for clues at how talks to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a historic default are progressing between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans might be confused ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 22:24