Biden meeting with Indo-Pacific leaders at G7 summit while confronting stalemate over US debt limit

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden was seeking to rally regional cooperation against China on the margins of the Group of Seven summit Saturday while confronting a stalemate in Washington over how to ensure the U.S. avoids default. 

The Quad members originally had been scheduled to meet in Sydney next week, but rescheduled their meeting for the sidelines of the G-7 to allow Biden to make an early return to Washington on Sunday in hopes of finalizing a deal to increase the debt ceiling before the U.S. runs out of cash to pay its bills.

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