US debt ceiling talks hit bump as White House says ‘real differences’ remain – as it happened
by Chris Stein (now) and Joanna Walters (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#6BT4S)
Official indicates lack of agreement on budget issues, saying' talks will be difficult'
Negotiations between representatives of Joe Biden and Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the US debt ceiling ahead of the 1 June deadline for a potential default have broken down, according to reporters at the US Capitol.
ABC News says that Garret Graves, who McCarthy appointed earlier this week to negotiate with the White House, described the talks as on pause":
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