LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: In the near-term, no, they're not changing strategy. The president has said he's not going to negotiate.īut, yesterday, the White House called the four congressional leaders, invited them to a meeting at the White House on May 9. That puts Washington on high alert to avoid a dangerous and unprecedented default.įollowing all of this are our White House correspondent, Laura Barron-Lopez, and congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins.ĪMNA NAWAZ: All right, Laura, let's start with this. Since January, the government has been deploying extraordinary measures to pay its bills, but the money could run out as early as June 1, according to an estimate by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (BREAK) AMNA NAWAZ: The White House is renewing its demand for Congress to lift the debt ceiling without conditions, as the nation could default on its debt in less than a month. ![]() So those two combinations are almost a perfect storm for what could be famine. Multiple reports of justices' questionable financial dealings prompt a Senate probe into Supreme Court ethics.Īnd the new head of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, discusses the worsening hunger crisis and widespread displacement in Somalia.ĬINDY MCCAIN, Executive Director, World Food Program: They're not only facing drought and the inability to be able to feed themselves, but they're also facing conflict as well. ![]() could hit its debt limit in less than a month. On the "NewsHour" tonight: Congressional negotiations over government funding grow increasingly urgent after the Treasury says the U.S.
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