Biden’s Sophomore Slump

Playbook: “The news at the end of this week makes it clear that Biden has entered the ‘long slog’ period of his first term. The bold ambitions of year one have been downsized. And even with more modest goals, unifying Democrats in Congress has become tougher — and winning over Republicans harder — than ever. Many problems, like inflation, don’t have readily available solutions. And even when Biden is able to act, like on immigration, his choices are politically perilous.”