Author: Joey Garrison, USA TODAY

Gun deaths in the U.S. this year are up more than 20% over 2020, putting pressure on President Joe Biden to take on the rising violence.

The president opened talks with a separate bipartisan group of lawmakers in search of a compromise.

The setback raises major doubts over Biden’s goal to pass a sweeping infrastructure bill with support from Republicans.

After a 90-minute meeting with the ‘Big 4,’ Biden says he’s ‘ecouranced’ about a ‘solid and significant’ bipartisan infrastructure bill.

On the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden will tell Congress the U.S. must prove that democracy and government ‘still work.’

The plan is the second piece of Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ economic agenda following the release of a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan.

The moves are President Biden’s toughest and most sweeping to take aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin five months after the SolarWinds breach.

President Joe Biden’s address to Congress will fall on his 99th day in office as he looks to claim progress during his first 100 days.

The president sees ‘no military solution’ for the problems in Afghanistan, a Biden administration official said.

‘I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future,’ the president said.