Obama hopeful as fiscal meeting nears with top lawmakers
WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:26pm BST
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said lawmakers appear to have made progress on a deal to reopen the government and avert a looming default on Monday as he prepared to meet congressional leaders with a Thursday deadline drawing near.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were due to meet at 3 p.m. (2000 BST) with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the White House said.