President under pressure to convince voters that he is the man to tackle challenges facing Americans
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A reminder of the setbacks and tragedies that Biden has had to contend with in the past few weeks.
First the supreme court overturned abortion rights, expanded gun access and curbed the government’s ability to regulate greenhouses gasses. Then the Independence Day weekend was rocked by gun violence, including a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Illinois that killed seven people and wounded more than 40.