Biden strains to show progress at home before summits in Europe
WASHINGTON — With his domestic agenda hanging in the balance on Capitol Hill, President Joe Biden is heading to Europe for two international summits where he'll face questions about how much more the United States can contribute to battles against global warming and the ongoing pandemic.
Biden's first stop is Rome, where the world's richest nations are gathering for the G-20 forum, a meeting traditionally focused on economic issues that have been eclipsed by the coronavirus. Next he goes to Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations conference on climate change at a time of rising doubts that enough will be done to avoid a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
Ahead of his
