America's summer is 'full of possibility,' but is Biden's mission accomplished moment coming too soon?
Updated 6:01 PM ET, Sun July 4, 2021
Fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial during the Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, DC, July 4, 2019.
This story was excerpted from the July 5th edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe.
(CNN)Independence Day brought extra significance this year.
In the frozen, sickly days of winter, Joe Biden invoked July 4th as the moment patriotic Americans would finally unite to declare victory over the pandemic. The President offered his promise to a demoralized nation, beaten down by isolation with millions unemployed and many grim months ahead.