At the direction of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, 210 House Democrats have signed a discharge petition in the hopes of forcing a vote on a debt ceiling increase.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and top Republicans and Democrats from Congress are set to sit down this week to try to resolve a three-month standoff over the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default before the end of May. The Democratic president is calling on lawmakers to raise the federal government's self-imposed borrowing limit without

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says that the House will pass his $1.5 trillion debt ceiling increase plan this week. However, he didn't clarify when asked if he has already secured the 218 Republican votes he needs. Tony Czuczka reports on Bloomberg Television.

House Rep. Ilhan Omar has issued another statement condemning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has he continues to reject her appointment to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

McCarthy, a California Republican, will take hold of the gavel after reportedly appeasing members of the House Freedom Caucus.