Death-sealing talks take a brief pause and DeSantis tries to outflank Trump on the right.

The U.S. economy hangs in the balance.

With less than two weeks into the federal government runs out of cash and defaults on its

debts, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of dire consequences.

We're not going to sit here and talk to her since.

Republicans walk away from the talks only to say a few hours later, they'd be back.

The speaker says the framework of a deal must be in place by Sunday to give Congress time

to pass it.

Plus, the trash talk between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

heats up as the field for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination grows.

Next.

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Talks on raising the debt ceiling took an unscheduled break today.

In the morning, Republican negotiators abruptly walked away from the bargaining table, only

to say this evening that they were going back.

They said they had paused the talks because the White House hadn't moved far enough in

the Republican's direction on spending cuts.

In the days before this, both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden sounded optimistic.

Biden is monitoring develops 7,000 miles and 13 time zones away in Japan where he's attending

the G7 summit.

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