together . reporter: tempered by the bitter reality of a capital and nation divided and a president scramble to go find his footing. from an unrelenting pandemic, to stubborn inflation, to dangerous threats to democracy at home and across the globe, the white house is trying to reset and restore a floundering presidency. election reform on the cusp of failing in the senate. the latest example of the limits of presidential power in today s washington. where republicans are loathe to cooperate and democrats with a razor-thin majority struggle to compromise. there s been a lot of progress made. we need to build on that. the work is not done. the job is not done. and we are certainly not conveying it is. reporter: still in march, biden signed $1.9 trillion american rescue plan to ease the economic fallout from covid-19. and months later, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. the landmark accomplishment that
reporter: tempered by the reality of a nation divided and a president scrambling to find his footing. from an unrelenting pandemic to stubborn inflation to dangerous threats to democracy at home and across the globe, the white house is trying to reset and restore a floundering presidency. tonight, election reform on the cusp of failing in the senate. the latest example of the limits of presidential power in today s washington. where republicans are loathed to cooperate and democrats with a razor-thin majority struggle to compromise. there s been a lot of progress made. we need to build on that. the work is not done. the job is not done. and we are certainly not conveying it is. reporter: still in march, biden signed a $1.9 trillion american rescue plan to ease the economic fallout from covid-19. and months later, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. a landmark accomplishment that s
tonight, election reform on the cusp of failing in the senate. the latest example of the limits of presidential power in today s washington where republicans are loathed to cooperate and democrats with a razor-thin majority, struggle to compromise. there has been a lot of progress made. we need to build on that. the work is not done. the job is not done. and we are certainly not conveying it is. reporter: still in march, biden signed a $1.9 trillion american rescue plan to ease the economic fallout from covid-19. and months later, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. a landmark accomplishment that has eluded presidents of both parties. democrats and republicans can come together and deliver results. reporter: but that bipartisan bridge did not extend to the second part of his economic agenda, the build back better plan. stalled in the senate and facing an uphill road in this midterm election year.
cusp of failing in the senate. the latest example of the limits of presidential power in today s washington where republicans are loathed to cooperate and democrats with a razor-thin majority, struggle to compromise. there has been a lot of progress made. we need to build on that. the work is not done. the job is not done. and we are certainly not conveying it is. reporter: still in march, biden signed a $1.9 trillion american rescue plan to ease the economic fallout from covid-19. and months later, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. a landmark accomplishment that has eluded presidents of both parties. despite the cynics, democrats and republicans can come together and deliver results. reporter: but that bipartisan bridge did not extend to the second part of his economic agenda, the build back better plan. stalled in the senate and facing an uphill road in this midterm election year. but above all, top white house