Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I am your host, Orre Ogambi.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Same sex marriage has been legalised in many countries over the past decade, but as family

structures evolve so must the laws. Now Britain is re-examining its rules on surrogacy.

And our correspondent takes us on a foraging adventure where he luckily finds a good bunch of

ramps. He won't tell us where he discovered this love child of garlic and spring onions,

but he does have some tips on how to whip them up for dinner.

But first...

Today, President Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives,

will meet to discuss the rather pressing problem of America's debt ceiling.

America is fast approaching the ex-states of June 1st, when Janet Yellen, the Treasury

Secretary, says the country could run out of money to pay its bills.

I just finished a phone call with the president, he's still flying back.

Mr. Biden and Mr. McCarthy spoke on the phone yesterday, ahead of today's meeting.

What I'm looking at are where our differences are and how could we solve those.

And I felt that part was productive. But look, there's no agreement. We're still a part.

Speaking yesterday at the end of the G7 summit,

Joe Biden called demands from Republicans in the House unacceptable.

It's time for Republicans to accept that there's no bipartisan deal to be made solely,

solely on their partisan terms.

The president has now hurried back to Washington.

The debt ceiling, which is the hard limit on how much the government can borrow,

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