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Biden speaks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy on US debt limit: source

US lawmaker heads towards precarious vote for House speaker
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President Joe Biden spoke Monday with the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on extending the US national debt and avoiding a default, a source familiar with the negotiations said.

Biden discussed meeting with McCarthy and also spoke with the senior Republican in the Senate, as well as the top leaders in Congress from his own Democratic party, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.

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