Biden to ask McCarthy for commitment to avoid default at Wednesday meeting

McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: 'I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground'

By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on Wednesday with an agreement in hand to address the debt limit, but signaled optimism that both he and President Joe Biden can reach consensus “long before” the United States reaches default. McCarthy

Biden, McCarthy meet at White House on debt crisis worries

Biden has resisted direct negotiations over raising the nation's legal debt ceiling, warning against potentially throwing the economy into chaos.

Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday as debt limit fight looms

The meeting is expected to influence how the fight to raise the national debt limit unfolds as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the issue.

Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday as debt limit fight looms

The meeting is expected to influence how the fight to raise the national debt limit unfolds as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the issue.

Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday as debt limit fight looms

The meeting is expected to influence how the fight to raise the national debt limit unfolds as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the issue.

Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday as debt limit fight looms

The meeting is expected to influence how the fight to raise the national debt limit unfolds as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the issue.