Biden will speak at 6 p.m. CST about a topic that has dominated Washington and roiled investors in recent weeks, but had little impact to date on most American voters: the debt ceiling.
A two-term governor from a Democratic-leaning state, the brash and charismatic Christie was once viewed as a rising Republican star who held rare cross-party appeal.
"We do not have a deal," McCarthy told reporters. "We are not there yet. We did make progress, we worked well into early this morning. And we're back at it now."
A witness said investigators found a Nazi swastika flag inside the truck, which crashed into barriers at Lafayette Square, a public area one block from the White House compound, on Monday evening.
Several national media outlets have reported the information, released during a press conference Wednesday, May 10, in which U.S. House Republicans cited a memo compiled from bank reports.
Biden’s age makes his re-election bid a historic and risky gamble for the Democratic Party, which faces a tough election map to hold the Senate in 2024 and is the minority in the House.
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By Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw and Heather Timmons / Reuters
“We are at an inflection point,” Rep. Dusty Johnson said of the $31 trillion-plus federal debt. “Business as usual will not work. And it is time to get serious now.”
The U.S. Supreme Court's nine justices are hearing arguments in the Biden administration's appeal of the two lower court rulings today. The court is expected to rule on this case this Spring.
