Biden debt ceiling meeting with top lawmakers postponed to next week -White House

"Staff will continue working and the all the principals agreed to meet early next week," the spokesperson said. A source familiar with the meetings said this was a positive development. "Meetings are progressing.

A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a White House spokesperson said on Thursday. "Staff will continue working and the all the principals agreed to meet early next week," the spokesperson said.

A source familiar with the meetings said this was a positive development. "Meetings are progressing. Staff is continuing to meet and it wasn’t the right moment to bring it back to principals."