Talks intensified Friday as congressional leaders and President Obama worked to avert a combination of tax hikes and budget cuts scheduled to go into effect Tuesday that economists fear could send the economy into recession.
Amid harsh words Thursday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, Boehner said he would call the House back into session Sunday night. The Senate is already in session.
At the same time, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for the first time was engaged directly in talks with the White House. The Washington Post said that "signaled an interest in cutting a deal."
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