Biden meets with congressional leaders on debt ceiling, will cut Asia trip short

President Biden will still leave for Japan as scheduled on Wednesday but skip stops in Australia and Papua New Guinea to return to the U.S. early to work on the debt ceiling, the White House said. More: wltx.com/article/news/nation-world/debt-ceiling-showdown-biden-congressional-leaders-to-meet/507-b5432573-2025-408f-bbb7-184fc5765306