Nov. 8, 2021: Big obstacles await Biden after big win

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 11:01 a.m.

Congress is out this week and the Biden administration will spend much of the next few days promoting the benefits of BIF, making the case for the reconciliation bill and pushing parents and schools to get kids vaccinated.\nSo enjoy a brief window of calm in between last week\u2019s Virginia and BIF news and the holiday insanity coming to Congress.\nThe must-read of the day to get prepared for what\u2019s coming is this WSJ piece by Nick Timiraos, Natalie Andrews and Ian Talley on the obstacles looming for Biden.\nSubscribe to POLITICO Playbook.\nRaghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.\xa0Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.