Coverage dated May 18, 2023 to May 20, 2023

Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Biden, world leaders watch for progress

Headline from WHAS Louisville

Negotiations had come to an abrupt standstill Friday morning when McCarthy said it was time to “pause” talks.

WHAS Louisville's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

88 articles, oldest first.

  1. KSDK

    Debt limit talks halted again as Republicans, White House face 'real differences' (opens KSDK)

    Published

    KSDK's feed description

    They face a looming deadline as soon as June 1 when the Treasury Department has said it will run out of cash to pay the government's incurred debt.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Debt ceiling negotiators pushing for weekend deal, but much work remains (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators from the White House labored Thursday over the U.S. debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's emissaries at the Capitol, grinding through head-to-head talks trying…

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, White House face ‘serious differences’ (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Top Republican negotiators for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said after the evening session that they were uncertain on next steps, though it's likely discussions will resume over the weekend.

  4. WMUR

    Debt limit talks halted again at Capitol as Republicans, White House face 'real differences' (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it's time to "press pause" on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol.

  5. Fox News

    Debt ceiling talks stall between White House, GOP: ‘Not productive’ says GOP negotiator (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Debt ceiling talks between Republicans and the White House have hit a roadblock Friday as a GOP source tells Fox News "There is too much daylight between the sides."

  6. The Columbian

    Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators from the White House labored Thursday over the U.S. debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol, grinding through a second day of head-to-hea

  7. CNN

    Debt ceiling talks hit a snag, negotiators press pause for now (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Debt ceiling talks between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office have hit a snag, and negotiators have put a pause on the talks, multiple sources tell CNN.

  8. Bloomberg

    Debt-Limit Talks Resume After Optimism Curbed by GOP Walk-Out (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    White House and Republican negotiators met Friday night to resume talks to avert a catastrophic US default and conversations are expected to continue through the weekend.

  9. Winchester Star

    GOP negotiator says it's time to 'press pause' on debt limit talks with White House, unclear when process will resume (opens Winchester Star)

    Published

    Winchester Star's feed description

    GOP negotiator says it's time to 'press pause' on debt limit talks with White House, unclear when process will resume.

  10. New York Post

    Debt limit talks at standstill as GOP, White House face ‘real differences’ during negotations (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations.

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Debt limit talks at standstill, sides face ‘real differences’ (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill today after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are “real differences” that are making talks difficult.

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Debt ceiling negotiators hoping for weekend deal (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Negotiators from the White House labored Thursday over the U.S. debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's emissaries at the Capitol, grinding through a second day of head-to-head talks trying to strike a budget deal to avert a looming economic crisis.

  13. CBS News

    Debt ceiling talks stall, with GOP negotiator calling White House "unreasonable" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Negotiators left the Capitol on Friday with no future meeting times set in stone.

  14. Winchester Star

    Top House negotiator on debt limit says it's time to 'press pause' as talks come to standstill (opens Winchester Star)

    Published

    Winchester Star's feed description

    A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill

  15. Insider

    A GOP lawmaker says debt ceiling negotiations are on 'pause' because of 'unreasonable' requests from the White House — even with a catastrophic default as soon as 2 weeks away (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    "We're not going to sit here and talk to ourselves," GOP Rep. Garret Graves said of debt ceiling talks as the US scoots dangerously close to default.

  16. Fox10 Phoenix

    Debt limit talks stall as Republicans, White House face 'real differences' (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

    Published

    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause" negotiations.

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Debt limit talks stall as Republicans 'press pause,' criticize White House (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday it's time to ''press pause'' on talks as negotiations with the White House came to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Debt limit talks stall as Republicans ‘press pause,’ White House says there are real differences (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol.

  19. ABC 7 New York

    After optimism, debt ceiling talks on 'pause,' McCarthy's top negotiator says (opens ABC 7 New York)

    Published

    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Rep. Garrett Graves, who is leading debt ceiling talks for House Republicans, said Friday negotiations have hit a snag.

  20. Townhall

  21. Hot Air

    New: Debt ceiling talks "paused" over "unreasonable" White House demands (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    Debt limit negotiators paused today’s talks, leaving the room after appearing to hit a snag Graves: “Until people are willing to have reasonable conversations about how you can actually move forward...

  22. Bangor Daily News

    Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face 'real differences' (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    It is unclear when negotiations over raising the national borrowing limit would resume, though talks could pick up again over the weekend.

  23. Wall Street Journal

    These Debt-Ceiling Negotiators Have Just Days to Reach a Deal (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    President Biden and Kevin McCarthy tap close advisers to hash out spending cuts as default looms.

  24. KTVZ Bend

    Debt ceiling talks break up with negotiators unsure when they’ll next meet (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Jessica Dean and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — A meeting between top debt ceiling negotiators from the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office ended Friday night, with neither side able to say when they’d again meet in-person.

  25. Wall Street Journal

    ‘We’re Not There’: Negotiators Pause Debt-Ceiling Talks (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    White House and House Republican negotiators trying to resolve an impasse over raising the debt ceiling broke off talks with no immediate plans to resume discussions.

Showing the first 25 of 37 headlines. ·

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.