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Debt ceiling meeting between Biden and congressional leaders postponed until next week



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The debt ceiling meeting slated for Friday between President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders has been postponed until early next week, a source told CNBC.Biden was set to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.The leaders left their meeting on Tuesday with little progress to show but a commitment for staff members to continue to meet daily to try to reach a compromise.McCarthy told reporters he did not see “any new movement” in negotiating positions over the debt limit during the meeting.”Everybody in this meeting reiterated the positions they were at,” before the meeting, McCarthy said outside the White House.Every leader present except for McCarthy agreed to remove the threat of default when asked by Biden, according to Democratic leaders. Speaking to reporters after, Biden said three of the four leaders were sensible throughout the discussions.”The tenor of the meeting was with three of the four participants very measured and low key. Occasionally there would be a little bit of an assertion that maybe was a little over the top from the speaker,” Biden said.A source familiar with the meetings told NBC News that the delay is a posi …

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