Here’s the newest on the debt ceiling.

WASHINGTON — President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged from a vital assembly on the White House on Tuesday with no consensus on the right way to finish their deadlock over the federal debt and spending simply weeks earlier than the nation is ready to default on its obligations for the primary time in historical past.

With the American and maybe the worldwide economic system hanging within the steadiness, the assembly was the primary such session between the Democratic president and Republican speaker since February. But the 2 sides caught near their opening positions, with Mr. Biden demanding that Congress increase the debt ceiling unconditionally to keep away from a default and Mr. McCarthy insisting that such a transfer be accompanied by severe spending restraints.

“We must take the specter of default off the desk,” Mr. Biden pressured after the assembly in a information convention. He described the dialogue as productive and mentioned that he and congressional leaders would meet once more Friday.

“Everyone within the assembly understood the chance of default,” he mentioned.

But his chief rival within the dialogue was unhappy with the assembly. “I didn’t see any new motion,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy informed reporters. He mentioned he requested Mr. Biden “quite a few instances” if there have been locations within the federal funds they might discover “financial savings” — that means cuts. “They wouldn’t give me any,” he mentioned. That is according to what the White House has publicly mentioned: Mr. Biden wouldn’t tie any cuts to elevating the debt restrict.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority chief, insisted that the United States wouldn’t default. “What we’ve right here, is we’re operating out of time,” Mr. McConnell mentioned. Mr. McCarthy has steered {that a} deal ought to be hammered out within the subsequent two weeks to go away sufficient time for laws to be handed.

For the Democrats, Senator Chuck Schumer, the bulk chief, mentioned that within the assembly, Mr. McCarthy refused to vow that the United States authorities wouldn’t default.

“There are in all probability some locations we will agree, some locations we will compromise,” Mr. Schumer mentioned about federal spending. But that has to happen individually, not as a part of debt ceiling negotiations, he mentioned, sustaining the White House line.

Here’s what else to know:

• The leaders will meet once more on Friday. In current years, such standoffs haven’t been resolved till hours or days earlier than a deadline — or the deadline is prolonged.

• Mr. Biden steered he may miss the Group of seven leaders assembly in Japan subsequent week with the intention to resolve the debt restrict. “It is feasible,” he informed reporters.