By BURGESS EVERETT and OLIVIA BEAVERS
When Joe Biden called Mitch McConnell to talk about the debt limit, a funny thing happened: The Senate GOP leader, after two years of breaks with Kevin McCarthy, fell into full alignment with the speaker.
McConnell confirmed in an interview that he was clear with Biden, his old negotiating partner, during their call last week: Youâve got to cut a deal with McCarthy, not me.