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WASHINGTON — House conservatives ratcheted up pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold firm in talks over raising the debt ceiling just days before a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

TAMPA, Fla. — In another incremental step in his bid for the White House, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill clarifying that Florida elected officials can remain in office while running for president.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suffered a chaotic start to his 2024 presidential election race on Wednesday when glitches marred an online forum hosted by Twitter owner Elon Musk that was meant to showcase DeSantis' fitness for the job.

“We know it will pass, it is just a question of how painful it will be,” Pimco’s Libby Cantrill wrote Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Negotiators for the White House and House Republicans resumed talks on lifting the U.S. debt ceiling amid an impasse just days before a potentially catastrophic default, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Political brinkmanship in the United States brinkmanship could cause a painfully intractable economic crisis

Democrats and Republicans continue to trade pointed remarks, underscoring that agreement is not in reach to avoid default

The House approved a measure to block President Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt, which courts have already postponed.

House Republican and White House negotiators met midday Wednesday on President Joe Biden's home turf for a change.

The former president began his day on Wednesday morning by spewing insults at the man expected to become his biggest rival for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.43%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.51%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately lower as U.S. debt ceiling talks stall. Republican negotiators said the White House is showing little urgency...