Biden may be forced to act to avoid default


Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has rejected the idea of minting a US$1 trillion coin, expressing doubt that the US Federal Reserve would accept such a note. — Reuters

NEW YORK: The United States will not default on its debt, but the Biden administration might be forced to take unilateral action to head off a crisis, says Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat.

“The question is whether it’s going to come to unilateral action by the executive branch,” Khanna said during a meeting with Bloomberg News reporters and editors on Monday.

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