WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, fresh off his first major bipartisan victory, is turning to larger efforts aimed at shoring up faith in democracy and convening a summit with other world leaders later this year. “The challenge of our time is to demonstrate that democracies can deliver by improving the lives of their own people and by addressing the greatest problems facing the wider world,” it said. A record 155 million Americans cast ballots in the November 2020 election that Biden won by more than seven million votes. Western democracies cast a wary eye at the United States under Trump, who tore up traditional alliances and praised stronger ties with Russia and China. Republicans have balked at proposed legislation in Congress, arguing it would give the federal government too much control in local elections.

Source: MetroXpress August 11, 2021 12:56 UTC