U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in the Roosevelt Room after holding debt limit talks with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Democratic congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersWASHINGTON — Top congressional leaders left a high-stakes meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday showing few signs they had moved closer to resolving a debt ceiling impasse and removing the looming threat of a default.The officials plan to meet again Friday as Washington scrambles to lift the debt ceiling with less than a month before the federal government is set to run out of money. Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Speaking after the …
