Tuesday, September 21, 2021

 

U.S. careens toward 

shutdown, financial 

crisis amid 

congressional stalemate

Democrats and Republicans are far apart ahead of key deadlines that could unleash economic havoc

U.S. default this fall 

would cost 6 million 

jobs, wipe out $15 

trillion in wealth, 

study says

GOP signals refusal to help Democrats raise debt ceiling, in opposition to President Biden’s spending plans