(Yes, it's a CNN article, I get it.) Presidential legacy?
The coming days could make or break Joe Biden's presidential legacyThe coming days will go a long way to deciding if Joe Biden's presidency is one for the history books, or whether it will founder on deep US divides.
The first six months of any administration before lawmakers go home for the summer are crucial to enacting an agenda. So it's crunch time for Biden's effort to conclude a deal on infrastructure reform while also honoring his promise to voters to cooperate with Republicans -- though they make no secret of the party's desire to destroy his presidency.
The President has made so many concessions already that the only way for him to get liberal Democrats to agree to a bipartisan deal on roads and bridges may be to also agree to a massive $6 trillion package that includes their favorite spending items on health care, education and housing assistance.
There are hopes that after exhaustive negotiations, Republicans and Democrats can also agree on a deal to reform policing in recognition of the racial reckoning triggered by the murder of George Floyd by a police officer last year. But again, such a deal will likely be short of sweeping changes called for by liberal Democrats. ...............
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/world/meanwhile-in-america-june-21-intl/index.html
