McCarthy says debt ceilng meeting with Biden "productive"
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy huddled yet again as the debt ceiling "X" date nears.
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President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy huddled yet again as the debt ceiling "X" date nears.
McCarthy said Sunday that he had a "productive" call with Mr. Biden as the president returns from the G-7 conference in Japan.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that he and President Joe Biden had a "productive" call,.
The federal government is less than two weeks away from going into default without a deal.
Without a deal, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. could be unable to pay its bills and might default on its debt as soon as June 1.
There's deadlock over the debt ceiling as we get closer to a major deadline. Republicans say they are not confident a deal can be reached before the nation defaults. Cristian Benavides reports for CBS2.
"It's hard to overstate how bad it would be," one expert said. Everything from Social Security payments to your retirement fund could get hit.
Former President Donald Trump said in a CNN town hall that Carroll's story was "fake" and "made up," despite the swift and unanimous verdict.
"No one should assume that the Fed can… really protect the economy and the financial system, and our reputation globally, from the damage such an event might inflict," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said.
Republicans and Democrats still appear far apart on raising or suspending the debt ceiling. The five leaders are expected to meet again Friday.
The treasury secretary moved up her estimate of when the U.S. risks defaulting on its debt.
McCarthy is in a showdown with Pres. Biden over raising the debt ceiling.
The fight over the nation's debt limit could have very real implications on everything from your 401(k) to Social Security.
If Congress doesn't act, financial experts warn interest rates could go up on loans and mortgages, and the stock market could be in for another bumpy ride.
Senate Democrats still don't like the idea of using the budget maneuver to raise the debt limit.
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate reached a deal to extend the debt ceiling through early December, avoiding what could have been an economic disaster.
Senate leaders have taken control of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial shutdown of the federal government.
The average home heating oil prices in Connecticut hover at the $3.60 per gallon mark.
Congress has failed to pass a budget for the last several years but some senate Democrats, including Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal, sense a change in the air.
President Barack Obama demanded Monday that Congress raise the federal debt limit quickly and said he will soon ask Congress to enact new gun legislation in the wake of the shootings a month ago in Newtown, Conn.
With one month to go before we reach the fiscal cliff, Republicans are going to have to figure out how to do something serious for a change instead of grandstanding and avoiding specifics.
Speaker John Boehner believes he holds a strong hand in fiscal cliff and debt limit talks. He is, once again, taking the global economy hostage and playing politics with the U.S. debt limit.
Grover is the ultimate in single interest constituencies in Washington. He is not accountable to anybody. He does not disclose who funds him, who pays him to do what he does or how much he is paid to blackmail GOP Members of Congress to sign his pledge not to raise taxes.
Investors hoping for relief from last week's volatility in the stock market found it Monday.
Even a survey showing Americans are dismayed about the economy didn't stop the gains on Wall Street today.
