House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

As hard-line House Republicans move to oust Kevin McCarthy from his speakership, Democrats say they won't help him. "Let them wallow in their pigsty of incompetence," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

The House's debt ceiling bill has critics on both sides. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, says the administration was able to secure some of its key priorities.

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill linking a debt ceiling raise to spending cuts, which Biden says he would veto. A political historian explains why he may have to make some concessions.

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients says debt limit talks and spending negotiations must be kept separate — despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's insistence they be tied together.

President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.