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...