Republican Infighting Stalls Debt Talks and Budget Plan

House Republicans are struggling to unite behind a fiscal plan, backing away from their promise to balance the budget and failing to agree on a plan of their own that can draw enough support to pass with their slim majority. The internal back-and-forth has prevented Republicans from reaching a consensus on spending cuts, which the party has said must be included in any measure to raise the debt limit, currently expected to be breached as early as July.