Biden's Debt Ceiling Dilemma: Cave to GOP or Risk Backlash from Base?

The Biden administration is in talks with House Republicans over a deal to fund the federal government next year that would also raise the nation's debt ceiling, which must be lifted by as soon as June 1 to avoid potential economic catastrophe. While the administration insists that the talks have nothing to do with the looming debt ceiling deadline, some critics argue that the negotiations appear to be in part about the debt limit. Liberal allies of the White House are increasingly worried that negotiations with House Republicans over the budget risk rewarding the GOP for threatening the U.S. economy with default, even as Biden administration aides insist the talks have nothing to do with the looming debt ceiling deadline.