https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/02/01/biden-mccarthy-meet-to-discuss-debt-crisis/ > By Lisa Mascaro and Seung Min Kim | Associated Press > WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks — “a good first meeting,” the new Republican leader said — but expectations were low for quick progress as GOP lawmakers push for steep cuts in a deal to prevent a national debt limit crisis.