⚡️ Senate Majority Leader Schumer says the Senate will remain in session through the weekend – and possibly into the recess if no progress is made on the debt ceiling

⚡️ US Trade Representative Katherine Kai says Washington will look for new tools to defend US economic interests with regard to China

⚡️Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been diagnosed with breast cancer

🚨 An armed customer witnessed a robbery at a Texas restaurant and decided to take action: he fatally shot one suspect and wounded another, media have reported.

The incident reportedly took place at Church’s Chicken in Port Arthur on Friday evening. The wounded suspect is expected to recover.

As for the armed citizen, he was released after police asked him some questions.

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⚡️ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said in a letter to Joe Biden that the Democrats don’t need “Republican cooperation” in any form to raise the debt limit

⚡️ President Biden says raising the debt limit is about paying off old debts, not about new spending

⚡️ Biden warns not raising debt ceiling would threaten reserve status of US dollar

⚡️President Biden says US needs to raise the debt limit partially because of reckless policies under the Trump administration.

He told the Republicans to “get out of the way”

⚡️ Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram crash for users worldwide

📹: President Biden told the Republicans to “get out of the way“: “If you don’t want to help save the country, get out of the way so you don’t destroy it”

⚡️ Joe Biden says he “can't” guarantee that the US will avoid a debt default

⚡️ Biden reacts to the Pandora Papers leak: “We’re looking into that right now”

💪 Governor DeSantis said in a statement that his wife Casey “is a true fighter, and she will never, never, never give up” as he revealed her diagnosis.

🗣 “As the mother of three young children, Casey is the centerpiece of our family and has made an impact on the lives of countless Floridians through her initiatives as First Lady", he noted. "As she faces the most difficult test of her life, she will have not only have my unwavering support but the support of our entire family, as well as the prayers and well wishes from Floridians across our state”.

👀 Facebook says in a tweet that it’s aware that some people are having trouble accessing the company’s apps and products

👎 Instagram has also tweeted about users experiencing problems with the app

❗️Biden will travel to Chicago area on Thursday to encourage people to get vaccinated

⚡️ User reports indicate Twitter, Amazon web services are having problems - Downdetector

❗️ Democratic Senator Markey asks Facebook CEO to answer questions, says that research suggests the company doesn’t prohibit promotion of harmful content for teens

⚡️ Users report problems with TikTok - Downdetector

⚡️ Users report Telegram is now having problems - Downdetector

🇺🇸💰Iconic American actor Clint Eastwood has won a $6.1 million lawsuit against Lithuanian company Mediatonas, which allegedly used his image to make it seem as though he supports its cannabidiol (CBD) products, New York Post reports.
According to the lawsuit, the likeness of the 'Dirty Harry' star was used in a fake interview which claimed Eastwood was leaving Hollywood to become a CBD salesman