Biden Concedes Covid-19 Frustrations, Sees Path for Stalled Bill, Warns Russia on Ukraine

President Biden said he likely would have to break up his stalled healthcare, education and climate agenda to get his policies through Congress and predicted Russia would make a move against Ukraine, warning that Moscow would face punishing sanctions for doing so.

The president. in a nearly two-hour news conference wrapping up his first year in office, defended his policies and his administration’s response to Covid-19 but also acknowledged that many Americans remain frustrated by the duration of the pandemic.