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Congress faces a June 1 deadline to raise or suspend the debt ceiling in order to avoid a catastrophic default.

Ron DeSantis is slated to launch his presidential campaign on Twitter during a conversation with Elon Musk, becoming Donald Trump's top rival.

The DeSantis bundler list, which was first provided to CNBC, includes business leaders from industries ranging from real estate to finance.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is set to be deposed in a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands against the bank over sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein.

The fundraising strategy is an expansion of Biden and the DNC's 2020 efforts.

Nike CEO John Donahoe said during the inaugural CNBC CEO Council Summit it's important for corporations to fight for the values integral to their brands. 

The U.S. Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan Chase over sex trafficking by former customer Jeffrey Epstein. CEO Jamie Dimon faces an upcoming deposition.

Citizens Bank violated federal consumer financial law and failed to investigate fraud claims, according to a CFPB judgment.

Donald Trump is accused in the New York criminal case of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Debt ceiling negotiators are zeroing in on a small list of key issues after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday afternoon.

Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking to amend her New York federal court defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump after his CNN town hall comments about her.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with President Joe Biden to hammer out a compromise deal to raise the debt ceiling as the June 1 deadline looms.

Billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is looking to spend millions to support GOP Sen. Tim Scott's run for president, sources told CNBC.

Scott enters a GOP primary field that has so far been led by former President Donald Trump, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the top alternative.

An analyst has warned it is "impossible" and "dangerous" to isolate Beijing, after the G-7 issued its strongest ever message to China over the weekend.

Biden and McCarthy to meet at the White House on Monday to try to avoid looming debt default.

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Saturday that debt ceiling negotiations can't resume until President Joe Biden returns to Washington, D.C.

Mark Gorton, who also created LimeWire, says he's helped fund presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group.

Russian forces seized the Ukrainian port city Mariupol a year ago. Its exiled mayor has a plan to rebuild it.