From WSJopinion: Failure in either climate or Iran talks could leave Biden’s presidency struggling, writes wrmead
Political junkies are fixated on the stalemate over two trillion-dollar-plus spending bills whose failure could derail Joe Biden’s presidency. But the Biden administration also faces two must-win international tests this fall. Failure at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow or the Iran nuclear negotiations in Vienna would sandbag a presidency still struggling to find its feet.
Halloween is Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s new deadline to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It also marks the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26. The plan is for representatives of 190 countries, along with assorted experts, bureaucrats, lobbyists, activists and journalists, to assemble for a discussion on next steps to stop climate change.
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