President Biden is canceling part of his upcoming foreign trip because of the debt limit standoff. The president leaves Wednesday, as scheduled, for the G7 summit in Japan. But the White House announced that he will not make planned stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Mr. Biden will cut short the trip and return […]
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Debt standoff forces Biden to cancel part of upcoming foreign trip
President Biden is canceling part of his upcoming foreign trip because of the debt limit standoff. The president leaves Wednesday, as scheduled, for the G7 summit in Japan. But the White House announced that he will not make planned stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Mr. Biden will cut short the trip and return to Washington on Sunday. Officials say he’s returning early in order to continue debt ceiling talks with congressional leaders before the approaching deadline — and to avert a government default.