With less than two weeks left before the nation reaches the point where it can no longer pay its debts, President Joe Biden made it clear Sunday that he remains far apart from congressional Republicans in budget talks. At a news conference at the end of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Biden said that the two sides have not been able to resolve stark differences over spending and taxes, despite intensive negotiations in recent weeks. As he flew home on Sunday, Biden said he planned to talk with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hoped that the California Republican was waiting for him to return so that the two ... (full story)