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President Joe Biden sounds optimistic about the odds of reaching a deal with Republicans to raise or suspend the debt limit.

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JPMorgan is accused in lawsuits of enabling sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton who killed himself in 2019.

The White House and Republicans in Congress are at an impasse over the debt limit, risking a potential sovereign default.

Tax revenues and emergency measures after June 15 will let Treasury "continue financing operations through at least the end of July," said the CBO.

Mark Pomerantz once played a key role in the Manhattan DA's criminal probe of Donald Trump. The former president is charged with falsifying business records.

Ron DeSantis, widely considered former President Donald Trump's top potential GOP primary rival, is expected to launch his White House bid in the coming weeks.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who has received praise from Donald Trump, is building an upstart GOP presidential campaign around urging businesses to stay out of politics.

Donald Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll.

President Joe Biden was originally set to sit down with congressional leaders on Friday.

U.S. officials aim to deter China from providing weapons or other support for Russia during its war in Ukraine.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon soon will be deposed for lawsuits against the bank related to its former customer, sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

The town hall comes one day after a jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.

Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, said Republicans should let the U.S. default on its debt if Democrats don't budge on spending cuts.

Prosecutors allege George Santos spent campaign money on personal expenses, received fraudulent unemployment benefits and reported false data to the House.

George Santos has been under scrutiny for scandals that have defined his brief time in Congress.

Former President Donald Trump called the verdict in New York a "disgrace." A lawyer for E. Jean Carrol said "we are very happy."

Congress is at an impasse over hiking the debt ceiling, as the U.S. stands only weeks away from a potential default.

Biden used the stronger-than-expected April jobs number to warn of economic catastrophe if the debt limit isn't raised.

Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.