Congress Faces Uncertain Debt Limit Deadline

Cedric Richmond, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, wears a protective mask as he participates in the mock swearing-in ceremony for Representative-elect Troy Carter, a Democrat from Louisiana, not pictured, in the Rayburn Room in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lawmakers face an uncertain path forward on a debt limit fix, as experts offer differing projections of how soon they'll have to raise or suspend the ceiling to avoid a default on payments. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images