Republicans and Democrats deadlocked as US debt ceiling deadline nears – live

• Negotiations continue over plan to increase debt limit
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Good morning, US politics blog readers. This week looks to be a crucial one for the long-running negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over increasing the debt ceiling, as a potential default on 1 June grows ever nearer. But things aren’t exactly looking good at the moment. Joe Biden and his Democratic allies continue to refuse to negotiate over an increase, saying the legal limit on how much debt the US government can accrue should be raised without preconditions. The GOP, meanwhile, wants the White House to agree to cut spending and implement conservative reforms to areas like permitting. The top leaders in Congress are meeting with Biden tomorrow in hopes of making some progress on the deadlock.

Here’s what else is going on today:

Biden will at 1.45pm eastern time announce new rules to compensate passengers when flights are delayed or canceled.

Closing arguments are expected to start today in advice columnist E Jean Carroll’s civil suit alleging rape by Donald Trump.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters at 2pm.