Aug. 31, 2021: Biden looks to pivot after month from hell

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 10:12 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s been a month from hell for President Joe Biden. From the Afghanistan pullout mission that led to American casualties, to the spike in Covid-19 hospitalizations \\u2014 and an accompanying hit to his poll numbers \\u2014 September can\\u2019t come soon enough for the president.\\n\\nAfter the last soldier boarded a C-17 to depart Afghanistan on Monday, the White House and Democrats are looking for a reset, our colleagues Natasha Korecki, Chris Cadelago and Laura Barr\\xf3n-L\\xf3pez report. The trio write today that Biden and the Democrats are \\u201cracing to put the conflict\\u2019s tumultuous exit behind them \\u2026 plotting a way forward that hinges tactically on Biden\\u2019s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and passage of his sweeping economic agenda on Capitol Hill.'