The U.S. could run out of money, and fail to pay its debts, as early as June 1.

If this were to happen, a U.S. government official has said it would cause an “economic catastrophe”.The solution lies in changing the ‘debt ceiling’, but to do that the Government will need to break through a stalemate in Congress.

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