Political paralysis, Covid surge: problems pile up for BidenUS President Joe Biden returns to the White House after spending the weekend in Wilmington, DelawareWASHINGTON - A defiant rejection of his massive social spending bill by a single US senator and a surge in Covid cases are imperiling Democrat Joe Biden just a year into his presidency. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to rally his demoralized troops, pledging to bring the bill -- the centerpiece of Biden's domestic agenda -- to the Senate floor. How they could do so without the crucial vote of the Democratic senator from West Virginia in an evenly divided Senate is not clear. Biden has attempted to impose vaccine mandates on private businesses and federal employees but has resorted in recent weeks to little more than publicly beseeching people to get their shots. He is to make a speech on Covid on Tuesday.

Source: Bangkok Post December 21, 2021 03:39 UTC