Biden expects to resume debt ceiling talks with GOP leaders Tuesday

State of play: Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) agreed to postpone a meeting on the matter scheduled for Friday to give aides more time to talk, as the U.S. faces the threat of hitting the debt ceiling as early as June 1.

• Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Sunday that "conversations are constructive between all the parties."

What they're saying: "I remain optimistic because I am a congenital optimist," Biden said, according to the pool report.

• "But I really think there is a desire on their part as well as ours to reach an agreement. And I think we’ll be able to do it."
• Representatives for McCarthy did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

But, but, but: McCarthy offered a less optimistic assessment of the situation on Monday, telling reporters in the Capitol that the two sides remain "far apart" in negotiations.

• "It doesn't seem to me yet they want a deal, it just seems like they want to look like they are in a meeting but they aren't talking anything serious," he said.
• McCarthy added that a deal would need to be done by this weekend in order to have time to have enough time to pass it through Congress.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from McCarthy.