Biden cancels planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to curtail an upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific to focus on the debt limit standoff at home. He’s canceling what was to be a historic visit to Papua New Guinea and a stop in Australia, where he was to meet with other leaders of the so-called Quad. Biden still plans to head to Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday for the Group of Seven summit with leaders from some of the world’s leading economies. The decision to cancel the Papua New Guinea portions of the trip were confirmed by three people familiar with the matter. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the yet to be announced decision.