Biden lauds 'crisis averted' with debt ceiling deal in first Oval Office address

Joe Biden celebrates 'crisis averted' with debt deal struck

President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential for an unprecedented government default that he said would have been catastrophic for the U.S. and global economies. The bipartisan measure was approved by the Senate late Thursday night after passing the House in yet another late session the night before. Biden is…

Takeaways from Biden's Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office for the first time on Friday night, praising the bipartisan debt deal passed by Congress this week. CNN's Laila Harrak talks to Thomas Gift, director of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, about the key takeaways from Biden's address.

Biden celebrates as budget crisis ‘averted’

Joe Biden has addressed the US after signing a deal that saves the nation from a "catastrophic" economy collapse.

Biden addressed the debt ceiling drama in a rare Oval Office speech

President Biden gave a rare Oval Office address wrapping up the debt ceiling drama that has kept Washington and financial markets on tenterhooks for weeks.

Biden declares "crisis averted" in his 1st Oval Office address

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday praised Congress for its last-minute passage of legislation to raise the government's borrowing limit, describing it as a "crisis averted" in his first address to th