that no agreement has been reached. both men had met earlier this morning and before the talk said sounded a note of optimism. they have just ten days left to reach a deal to increase the government borrowing limit or trigger a default. from new york. even before president default. from new york. even before president biden - default. from new york. even before president biden with i before president biden with house speaker kevin mccarthy negotiations were once again around the table trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next. while republicans, they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary janet yellen confirmed over the weekend that june one is the hard deadline when the government can no longer pay its bills. and the deadline for a deal may actually be sooner in order for it to pass the house and senate in time. there