Biden cancels trip with agenda under threat, debt crisis loomingUS President Joe Biden Biden had been meant to address his Covid-19 vaccination policy in the Midwestern cityWASHINGTON - President Joe Biden postponed a Wednesday trip to Chicago to stay in Washington and fight for his domestic agenda, which hangs from a thread in Congress, the White House said. "He will now remain at the White House tomorrow to continue working on advancing these two pieces of legislation to create jobs," an administration official said late Tuesday. McConnell has repeatedly argued that the political burden of raising or suspending it again should fall to Democrats because they control the House, Senate and White House. But Yellen told the Senate Banking Committee the debt limit increase was a "shared responsibility" that both parties should support. But the Senate shot down the plan on Monday, with Republicans objecting to a debt ceiling hike that was included in the wording.

Source: Bangkok Post September 29, 2021 00:11 UTC