US debt ceiling

President Joe Biden. Susan Walsh/AP  

US debt ceiling 

Joe Biden after the meeting on the debt ceiling: "Politics and games"

President Biden and leading Republican representatives met yesterday at the White House for new talks on the debt ceiling. No progress was made but the parties agreed to meet again on Friday. This is reported by international media.  

'The president calls the talks "productive" and repeated the message that there will be no suspended payments when the debt brake hits on June 1. 

- In the coming days and weeks there will be a lot of posturing, politics and games, and it will continue for a while, the president said after the meeting.

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he saw no progress and accused Biden of continuing to duck essential negotiations. 

Schumer: McCarthy refuses to take suspended payments off the negotiating table  

George Santos in Congress. Alex Brandon / AP  

The charges against George Santos  

Republican Santos arrested and indicted on 13 counts  

Republican politician George Santos has been arrested and charged with 13 counts, US media reports.  

The charges include fraud, money laundering and that he lied to Congress. According to a statement from the US Department of Justice, he is suspected, among other things, of applying to receive benefits because he was unemployed despite having a job and using campaign money to buy designer clothes.  

"Overall, the charges show that Santos used lies to improve his career prospects and for his own financial gain," said federal prosecutor Breon Peace, according to the AP.

E. Jean Carroll. John Minchillo / AP 

E Jean Carroll: A victory for all women in the United States  

Author and journalist E Jean Carroll is "overwhelmed with joy" for women across the United States. She says that to NBC News after a jury found former US President Donald Trump guilty of having subjected her to abuse and defamation.  

The 79-year-old Carroll says the victory is not about the millions Trump will pay in damages, but about restoring his reputation.  

Carroll also says the case shows that the idea of a "perfect victim" who screams, calls the police and documents what happened is outdated.  

- Yesterday we demolished that concept, it is gone.  

Trump, a 2024 presidential candidate, has consistently denied Carroll's allegations of abuse in an exam room in the 1990s. A spokesperson has said that Trump intends to "appeal and ultimately win."