WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States risks defaulting on payment obligations as soon as July if lawmakers fail to resolve a gridlock and raise the federal borrowing limit, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates on Wednesday.

The forecast by the nonpartisan office serving Congress comes as Republicans threaten to block the usual rubber-stamp approval for raising the nation's credit limit, if Democrats do not first agree to steep future budget cuts.

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