Democrats unveil plan to raise debt ceiling and outmaneuver Republicans.
Democrats are considering a discharge petition to force a bill that would raise the debt ceiling onto the House floor, as they refuse to negotiate budget cuts over the debt ceiling. President Biden will meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May 9th and emphasize that budget cuts should not be negotiated over the debt ceiling, which is Congress's constitutional duty to act on. The White House has not ruled out a strategy to ignore the debt ceiling, citing the 14th amendment's clause that the "validity" of public debt "shall not be questioned."