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deal reached with kevin mccarthy to raise the nation's debt limit. here is what the president had to say. >> i'm about to go in and call mccarthy now, make sure all the ts are cross and the is are dotted. >> a few on capitol hill have expressed some skepticism that the bill will have enough support to pass. today, speaker mccarthy told reporters that he is confident there will be enough votes to get through his chamber. >> to take you back to where we started, back to february 1. sat down with the president. i said, let's work together to raise the debt ceiling but curb the amount of...

he doubled down, no ifs, no buts, a lot of ifs and buts: taking back control, we are in control of legal migration, we grant the work visas, study visas, are you worrieded this is unsustainable, driving down wage, straining public services? are you encouraged, pleased we have the people we need the worker, the students keeping the great academic institutions solvent. migration, if we need it, we need it. and ukraine and hong kong are very much part of the mix here as well. we have top bbc experts, the best kind on hand, we have you on the phone, get in touch, if you have come here, y...

the euro zone trade surplus. a better net trade result in the first quarter came mainly from higher exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals and a drop in imports of energy. imports from russia, once a key supplier of oil and gas to the eu, were 72.1% lower in the january—march period than a year earlier as the eu stopped buying most of its energy from moscow following the russian invasion of ukraine in late february 2022. joining me is sylvain broyer, chief economist emea, s&p global ratings. what to be make of these numbers? a pretty anaemic growth figure. there are a few pos...

congress fails to act and the u.s. defaults on its debt will be bad. it's something that looks more possible by the day. the clock is ticking. speaker kevin mccarthy says he wants a deal by this weekend. that it's the only way to give both houses of congress enough time to actually mark up and pass anything on the debt ceiling. but president biden is leaving town tomorrow heading for the g-7 in japan. what punch bowl called a damned if he does, if he doesn't situation for biden with the stakes incredibly high. so with both of those things in mind, the clock and the travel, what is be...

congress. and i'll tell you why. who e-maited _ congress. and i'll tell you why. who e—mailed me last night at nine o'clock? — e—mailed me last night at nine o'clock? the health secretary wants to see _ o'clock? the health secretary wants to see me — applause. colleagues, this is not about negotiations, but it is important that i_ negotiations, but it is important that i go— negotiations, but it is important that i go and i tell them again why many— that i go and i tell them again why many of— that i go and i tell them again why many of you voted to reject the pay offer...