Biden reportedly cuts Asia trip short as debt ceiling talks enter crunch time – as it happened

President will return to the US on Sunday immediately following G7 to ensure Congress takes action to avoid 1 June default

While Republicans in statehouses under their control are moving to restrict abortion access, the party's current presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has remained mum about how far he would go in curbing the procedure.

He was asked repeatedly last week at a town hall hosted by CNN if he would sign a nationwide abortion ban, but refused to answer. He was similarly unclear in an interview published yesterday by the Messenger.