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Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up

2023-05-23 05:17
President Biden and US lawmakers are trying to hash out a deal ahead of a 1 June debt ceiling deadline.
Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up

Weeks of negotiations on whether to raise the limit on US government borrowing hit an impasse over the weekend, with Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden accusing each other of intransigence.

The Treasury says the government could run out of funds by 1 June, which...