"Shutdown Looms: Biden Challenges McCarthy's Loyalty to American Interests and Speakership"

President Joe Biden criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for abandoning their deal to raise the debt ceiling and accused him of choosing between the speakership and American interests. McCarthy has been unable to find a path within his own caucus to pass a continuing resolution or budget that appeases hardline Republicans, risking his position as speaker. The deadline for congressional action is Sunday before the government shuts down. Biden emphasized the disastrous consequences of a shutdown and called on Republicans to fund the government, while expressing uncertainty about how to avoid a shutdown.