>> all of 2020 felt glass half empty. let's try it the other way for the rest of 2021. it's good to see you. >> i couldn't agree with you more. >> thank you so much. >> take care. thanks for being with us this hour. i'm kate bolduan. "inside politics" with john king starts right now. hello. welcome to "inside politics." thank you for sharing. a busy new day. defining week for the american president. joe biden is abroad this hour. at home, progress on his agenda is moving but in fits and starts. negotiations over key priority may scramble a plan to vote on everything tomorrow. the supreme court right now hearing the biggest issue of this term. a challenge to a restrictive texas abortion law. a true tossup in blue leaning virginia. who wins the governor's race