Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

President Biden has returned from the G7 summit in Japan and is now back in Washington.

NPR's Franco-Ordonius reports his first order of business is meeting with House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy about the debt ceiling.

Time is quickly running out on the leaders to reach an agreement before a potentially

catastrophic default.

Biden aboard Air Force One spoke by phone with McCarthy and they agreed to have their

top negotiators resume talks and then meet themselves later today.

We're leaving Japan, Biden called on Republicans to move off their extreme positions.

It's time for Republicans to accept that there is no bipartisan deal to be made solely

on their partisan terms.

They have to move as well.

Two leaders are set for an intense week of negotiations.

The Biden administration has warned that the government could run out of cash to pay its

bills as early as June 1st.

Franco-Ordonius, NPR News.

South Carolina's Senator Tim Scott is set to hold a rally today in his hometown, North

Charleston.

He's expected to officially declare he's running for the Republican presidential nomination.

Scott is the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate.

The suspect in the killing of four University of Idaho students last year is facing an

arraignment hearing today.

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