Controversial Arizona ‘audit’ shows Trump lost by even more votes – live updates

3.51pm BST

Joe Biden expressed confidence that Democrats will be able to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation package, even as moderates and progressives remain at odds.

“This is a process, and it’s going to be up and down. That’s why I don’t look at the polls. Not a joke,” Biden said.

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Joe Biden was asked for his response to criticism that he has not delivered on his campaign promises, as the country faces the possibility of both a government shutdown and an economic default.

“Remember I said it’s going to take me a year to deliver everything I’m looking at here,” the president said.

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Source: The Guardian