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Days before the 5 June default deadline, Joe Biden has indicated he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. Plus, the work of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips goes on in the Amazon

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As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

With just days before the 5 June default deadline, president Joe Biden has indicated he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk

Student debtors and SNAP recipients will pay a price

Fast action is vital if Washington is to meet next Monday’s deadline when Treasury has said the U.S. will start running short of cash to pay its bills, risking a devastating default.

Senate must pass the bill by 5 June to avoid a default on the nation’s debt.

US president took a tumble at the end of a ceremony honoring air force graduates in Colorado; White House vows to use veto

After sailing through the House on a bipartisan vote, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package now goes to the Senate