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President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 26, 2023, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says debt default deal ‘very close’ while deadline now set at June 5

By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking and Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee speaks to reporters during an election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ** FILE **

Mike Lee threatens to delay debt limit deal in Senate unless spending cuts are ‘substantial’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Illustration on donors newfound preference for Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Big-buck donors bailing on Trump, backing DeSantis for 2024

By Joseph Curl

A box truck is seen crashed into a security barrier at a park across from the White House, Monday night, May 22, 2023 in Washington. Police have arrested a man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square late Monday night. No one was injured. (Benjamin Berger via AP)

Driver crashes U-Haul truck into park near the White House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A box truck is seen crashed into a security barrier at a park across from the White House, Monday night, May 22, 2023 in Washington. Police have arrested a man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square late Monday night. No one was injured. (Benjamin Berger via AP)

Teen accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier at park near White House

By Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks back to the West Wing after speaking to reporters following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden, McCarthy to meet at White House amid deadlock in debt limit talks

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

14th Amendment poses a risky Biden solution to eliminate debt ceiling

By Haris Alic and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Washington. President Joe Biden’s administration is reaching for a deal with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the nation faces a deadline as soon as June 1 to raise the country's borrowing limit, now at $31 trillion, to keep paying the nation’s bills. Republicans are demanding steep spending cuts the Democrats oppose. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Biden, world leaders watch for progress

By Kevin Freking and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to meet with the other G7 leaders to take part in the family photo at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden to hold rare press conference in Japan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and U.S. President Joe Biden visit the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)

Biden to meet with Quad leaders in Japan, makes amends for snubbing allies

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G7 Summit. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

White House sees progress in debt limit talks; Biden directs team to get a bipartisan deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., a key legislator working on the debt ceiling bill for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, walks past the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. A top debt ceiling negotiator for McCarthy said Friday, May 19, that it's time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House came to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol. Graves, who was tapped by McCarthy to lead talks, emerged from the hour-long session saying there remain gaps between the House Republicans and the Democratic administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., speaks about former House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, during a portrait unveiling of Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden, McCarthy quietly negotiate ahead of debt limit deadline after months of partisan rhetoric

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Rep. James Comer Jr., R-Ky., accompanied by House Republicans, speaks during a news conference on their investigation into the Biden family on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

House probe: More foreign deals suggest Biden was planning a well-heeled retirement, says Comer

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns. In fact, there’s a big difference between a government default and a government shutdown. A default would occur if the government exceeds its legal borrowing limit and can no longer pay all its creditors or pay for existing programs. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

A U.S. Border Patrol agent watches as undocumented immigrants board a bus at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Yuma, Ariz. (Randy Hoeft//The Yuma Sun via AP)

Senate votes to block Biden’s leniency on immigrants using welfare

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden declares ‘America will not default,’ says he’s confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers

By Seung Min Kim and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he leaves after speaking about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden ‘confident’ he’ll reach a deal with congressional leaders to avert default

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., listens during a news conference in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol in Washington, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Biden meets Congress leaders in urgent debt ceiling talks, weighs cutting short foreign trip

By Lisa Mascaro, Fatima Hussein and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press