Talks were stopped and resumed, and then stopped again on Friday, despite the White House saying that progress was being made. MORE ⬇️
Debt limit talks halted again late on Friday, as Republican negotiators said they weren't certain what the next steps would be.
The first time talks were stopped, Rep. Garret Graves told reporters that it was time to"press pause" in negotiations with the White House. Just hours prior, while attending the G7 summit in Japan, a White House official told reporters that White House negotiators informed President Biden that"steady progress is being made."
And on Friday afternoon, White House officials told Scripps News they were still holding out hope for a deal.
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