Phil Mattingly
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Veterans, stalemates and sleepless nights: Inside the White House strategy to strike the debt ceiling deal
President Joe Biden sat behind the Resolute Desk in his first evening Oval Office address with a clear purpose: to deliver the final word. → Read More
Inside a debt ceiling standoff 'far more dangerous than people will recognize'
President Joe Biden ended the month of May the same way he began it: with a phone call to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. . → Read More
Why this Washington debt limit showdown is different
Investors and the public have been content to largely brush off the slow-motion Washington march toward a self-imposed economic catastrophe. → Read More
Biden trades productive G7 abroad for Washington chaos as debt default looms
It hardly required a degree in international relations to comprehend the weighty symbolism at play here on the final day of an unusually consequential Group of Seven summit. → Read More
Biden and McCarthy to discuss debt ceiling Monday as staff-level talks resume
Staff-level discussions over the debt ceiling and budget between the White House and congressional Republicans will resume Sunday evening after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke by phone in the afternoon, according to a White House official. → Read More
Biden invites congressional leaders – including McCarthy – to meet May 9 on debt limit
President Joe Biden on Monday called the top four congressional leaders, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, to discuss raising the debt ceiling at the White House later this month, following months of an impasse between the president and House Republicans. → Read More
Biden team works to finalize reelection plans as polls show tepid support for a 2024 bid
President Joe Biden's advisers are moving quickly to finalize staffing and operational details of his reelection campaign ahead of what's widely expected to be a bruising 19-month effort to convince the public of his accomplishments and his ability to serve well into his eighties. → Read More
Biden to name senior White House adviser to manage his reelection campaign
President Joe Biden is poised to name Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior White House adviser, to oversee his reelection campaign, two senior Democratic advisers tell CNN -- a decision that paves the way for his announcement as early as this week that he's seeking a second term. → Read More
Plans underway for Biden to announce bid for second term next week
Plans are in motion for President Joe Biden to formally announce his bid for a second term as soon as next week, with a campaign-style video set to be released to definitively answer the question of whether he will run again and igniting an aggressive fundraising effort to help Democrats hold the White House. → Read More
White House escalates political pressure on GOP as McCarthy unveils debt limit proposal
White House officials have spent weeks engaged in skirmishes with House Republicans over the looming debt ceiling battle. → Read More
‘Part of my soul’: 4 takeaways from Biden’s trip to Ireland
Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago. → Read More
First lady Jill Biden will attend the coronation of King Charles III, White House announces
First lady Dr. Jill Biden is set to travel to London next month for the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, leading the US delegation to the highly anticipated event. → Read More
Biden confronts an unprecedented challenge with a clear – and quiet – road map
As lawmakers, presidential candidates and advocacy groups flooded in-boxes and social media platforms with statements responding to the Manhattan grand jury's indictment of former President Donald Trump, there was one notable -- and intentional -- omission. → Read More
Senate votes to end Covid-19 emergency, 3 years after initial declaration
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would end the national Covid-19 emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020. → Read More
White House scales up 'concern' rhetoric, marking rare involvement in Israeli domestic affairs
A week after President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him to find a compromise on his planned judicial reforms, events on the ground in Israel continue to generate deep concern inside the White House -- particularly as Biden prepares to highlight global democracy during a major summit this week. → Read More
US and Canada reach a deal on decades-old asylum agreement
The US and Canada have struck a deal on changes to a decades-old asylum agreement that would restrict certain migrants from seeking protections in Canada, two Canadian officials told CNN, marking a significant change in how Canada accepts asylum seekers. → Read More
Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa
President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America's northern neighbor Thursday evening, a 24-hour whirlwind visit where he will press to elevate a concerted effort to repair a bilateral relationship as the two nations confront growing geopolitical challenges. → Read More
Biden White House closely watching Federal Reserve following bank failures
All eyes are trained on the Federal Reserve as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike Wednesday afternoon -- exactly 10 days after the Biden administration stepped in with dramatic emergency actions to contain the fallout from two bank failures. → Read More
DOJ and SEC are investigating Silicon Valley Bank’s failure
The US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are opening investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to sources familiar with the matter. → Read More
Biden emphasizes US banking system is safe after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
President Joe Biden on Monday underscored that the American banking system remains safe, laying out how his administration is taking action to contain Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. → Read More