After negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held what both sides called productive debt ceiling talks, conservative lawmakers in both the House and the Senate raised concerns about the details of a deal in the works.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused "unpatriotic" Republicans of using a potential default to advance their political interests, the latest attack in House Democrats' debt ceiling messaging war.
With the debt default deadline of June 1 swiftly approaching, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) are facing more pressure to find common ground — with social welfare programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program likely the first to be conceded.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appeared to temper expectations for conservatives as the speaker negotiates spending cuts with the White House in order to raise the nation's debt ceiling.