White House: Congress should raise the debt limit without conditions

The White House said on Tuesday the U.S. Congress should raise the debt limit without conditions, a day after the Treasury Department warned the government could run short of cash to pay its bills by June. Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week. "The debt limit was increased three times under former president Donald Trump, she added.

The White House said on Tuesday the U.S. Congress should raise the debt limit without conditions, a day after the Treasury Department warned the government could run short of cash to pay its bills by June.

Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week. The president will discuss "initiating a separate budget process" during this meeting, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

"This is not an issue that we will negotiate on," Jean-Pierre said. "The debt limit was increased three times under former president Donald Trump, she added.