Debt ceiling talks stall between White House, GOP: ‘Not productive’ says GOP negotiator

Talks between the White House and Republican lawmakers on how to increase the debt ceiling stalled on Friday, according to a key GOP negotiator who blamed Biden administration officials for failing to find a "reasonable" compromise.

"We've decided to press pause because it's just not productive," Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., told reporters while exiting a meeting between the two sides at the U.S. Capitol. Graves was picked by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to represent his side in a slimmed-down version of the negotiations focused on the Republican leader and President Biden's stances.

"Until people are willing to have reasonable conversations about how you can actually move forward and do the right thing, then we’re not gonna sit here and talk to ourselves," Graves said.