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Debt ceiling deadline is extended to June 5, Yellen says

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., April 20, 2023. [AP Photo]

President Joe Biden said a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling seemed "very close" late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5.

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