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McCarthy Mocks Biden Amid Debt Ceiling Standoff—Offering To Bring 'Soft Foods' To Negotiating Table

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The White House has repeatedly said it will not negotiate on a debt ceiling increase.

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  1. McCarthy chides Biden over debt

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    McCarthy Mocks Biden Amid Debt Ceiling Standoff—Offering To Bring 'Soft Foods' To Negotiating Table

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  1. Fortune

    House Speaker McCarthy demands that Biden negotiate on debt ceiling—but refuses to present his own budget proposals (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The White House has asked Republicans to show their plans first believing that many voters would not look favorably on the proposed cuts.

  2. PoliticusUSA

    Biden White House Rips Kevin McCarthy For Not Doing His Job On Debt Limit (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    After Speaker McCarthy tried to blame Biden for the debt limit, the White House fired back and basically told him to do his job.

  3. Fox News

    McCarthy says Biden 'completely missing in action' on debt limit negotiations (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused President Biden of being “completely missing in action" on the debt limit negotiations and urged him to work with Republicans on an answer.

  4. CNN

    McCarthy sends letter to Biden urging more robust negotiations on the debt ceiling (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged the White House in a letter sent Tuesday to start more robust negotiations over raising the nation's borrowing limit, the first major action in weeks on either side of the debt ceiling issue.

  5. New York Post

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calls Biden ‘missing’ from debt talks (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pressed President Biden Tuesday to kick-start talks over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, saying the White House has been “completely missing in action” fr…

  6. Washington Examiner

    McCarthy presses Biden for negotiation meeting as he lays out debt ceiling stance (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is pressing President Joe Biden for a second meeting to negotiate solutions on the debt ceiling crisis, marking the first major action related to the debt limit since the pair entered into a stalemate earlier this year.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    McCarthy calls on Biden to schedule meeting on debt ceiling (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority. He says in a letter to the

  8. Washington Times

    House Speaker McCarthy calls on Biden to schedule meeting on debt ceiling (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority, saying in a letter to the president that the White House position “could prevent America from meeting its oblig…

  9. Forbes

    McCarthy Amps Up Criticism Of Biden’s ‘Extreme’ Position On Debt Ceiling Negotiations (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    McCarthy and Biden have not met to discuss the debt limit in nearly two months.

  10. The Columbian

    Debt ceiling impasse: McCarthy presses Biden to negotiate (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday he's growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden's unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation's

  11. NBC News

    Biden and McCarthy barely speak, dimming prospects for a debt ceiling deal (opens NBC News)

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    Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to the president on Tuesday arguing that Biden is "missing in action." Biden says the Republican leader needs to offer a budget first.

  12. Washington Post

    McCarthy demands a meeting with Biden. The White House says, ‘Show us your budget.’ (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday demanded a meeting with President Biden to discuss the nation’s debt limit — a move that the White House and Democrats suggested was premature.

  13. Townhall

  14. Talking Points Memo

    The Many Levels Of McCarthy’s Newest Debt Ceiling Nonsense (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    McCarthy sent Biden a letter accusing him of holding an “extreme position” on the debt limit because the President has refused to negotiate spending priorities — which Republicans have not produced.

  15. CBS News

    McCarthy seeks meeting with Biden on debt ceiling amid stalled talks (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "It's time to drop the partisanship, roll up our sleeves, and find common ground on this urgent challenge," the Republican leader wrote.

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Kevin McCarthy Pushes for Debt-Ceiling Talks as Unity Eludes GOP (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to prod President Biden into starting talks over spending cuts as a condition for raising the debt ceiling.

  17. News Nation Now

    McCarthy warns of ‘dire ramifications’ over Biden debt limit negotiation position (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday, blaming him for any negative consequences that come from the looming debt ceiling deadline and suggesting several area…

  18. Washington Times

    Kevin McCarthy outlines broad goals for debt limit talks with Biden (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented on Tuesday a set of broad goals that would need to be met in exchange for raising the debt limit.

  19. Government Executive

    McCarthy Wants Biden 'On the Clock' to Negotiate Over the Debt Ceiling (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    The House speaker says he wants to avoid brinksmanship, but is refusing the White House's request for a clean debt limit increase and calling for dramatic spending cuts.

  20. BizPac Review

    ‘Incredibly concerned’: McCarthy puts Biden on blast for being ‘completely MIA’ on debt limit negotiations (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    McCarthy accused Biden of being "completely missing in action" on the debt limit negotiations and told him to "drop the partisanship,"

  21. The Boston Globe

    Kevin McCarthy calls on President Biden to schedule meeting on debt ceiling (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Rather than open direct talks on the debt ceiling, President Biden and his party's lawmakers are challenging Republicans to publicly present their own budget proposals — something House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declined to do.

  22. PoliticusUSA

    Biden Gets Ruthless On Kevin McCarthy And The Debt Limit (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    President Biden fully understands what Speaker McCarthy is trying to do on the debt ceiling so the White House has had no contact with him since their meeting.

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    McCarthy chides Biden over debt (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday he's increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden's unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation's borrowing authority, saying in a letter to the president that the White House position could "hold dire ramifications for the …

  24. Triblive

    Debt ceiling impasse: Kevin McCarthy presses Biden to negotiate (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday he’s increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority, saying in a letter to the president that the White House position could “hold dire ramifications for the e…

  25. Forbes

    McCarthy Mocks Biden Amid Debt Ceiling Standoff—Offering To Bring 'Soft Foods' To Negotiating Table (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The White House has repeatedly said it will not negotiate on a debt ceiling increase.

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