Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corvus Coleman. Negotiators for House Speaker Kevin

McCarthy and the White House are still in ongoing talks over raising the federal government's

debt limit. As NPR's Hemenibustio reports, the negotiators are still working toward a

compromise before the end of next week.

House members left Washington with hopes of getting to enjoy their long holiday weekend.

But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he plans to still be at the Capitol.

There is no agreement. All right. We know where our differences lie. We've worked

throughout the day and will continue to work to try to be able to solve the problem.

But there is no agreement.

McCarthy says he believes they have time to reach a deal. The Treasury Department estimates

that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1st. Any deal would have to pass

the House and the Senate before heading to the president's desk. Hemenibustio and

NPR News, Washington.

The founder of the far right group, the Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in

prison for his role in the deadly January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. NPR's Dave

Mistich reports Stuart Rhodes was the first person to receive his punishment after being

convicted of federal charges of seditious conspiracy.

58-year-old Rhodes appeared in a Washington, DC courtroom in an Orden Shumpsuit and called

himself a political prisoner. The 18-year sentence is the longest handed down so far, related

to the Justice Department's prosecution of hundreds of pro-Trump rioters who held a violent

protest two years ago. Defense attorney Edward Tarpley Jr. says Rhodes was not the leader

of any sort.

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