House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

President Biden talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after an event in the White House Rose Garden on July 26, 2021. The president and the House speaker are preparing for their first official visit at the White House on Wednesday, ahead of a looming debt crisis.

Politics & Government

Biden and McCarthy are set to meet to talk about the debt ceiling stalemate

3:14pm February 01, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Wednesday to discuss, among other things, how to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.