Biden’s global promises held back by politics at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political challenges at home are making it tough for President Joe Biden to fulfill his promises to the rest of the world. Biden has made pledges or reached deals on climate change, taxes and pandemic relief, but legislation for all of those issues has stalled on Capitol Hill. The White House defends Biden’s record by noting that he’s secured nearly $54 billion in military and financial assistance for Ukraine in the war against Russia. But congressional roadblocks are an impediment for a president who declared “America is back” after taking office last year. The result is an administration straining to maintain its credibility abroad while Biden fights a rearguard action on Capitol Hill.