Biden tests political climate at home and abroad: The Note
Biden and Harris speak on Derek Chauvin verdict
Replay Video It s a grand moment for global leadership assuming the audiences at home and abroad are looking for it. President Joe Biden faces perhaps his biggest test yet on the international stage with the two-day climate summit that begins on Thursday, a mostly virtual gathering organized by the White House to coincide with Earth Day. Biden s message to the world is a reassertion of American leadership to address climate change. He faces expected skepticism from familiar corners China, Russia and swaths of the developing world with the European Union jostling for primacy, and scrutiny on U.S. allies including Canada and Japan.