| Greetings, Quicktake readers! This week, Biden marks his first 100 days by staking a claim on the economy ahead of the 2022 midterms. Plus, how did India's Covid crisis get so bad? Stream now for free.  Biden's next 100 daysThursday marked President Joe Biden's 100th day in office. In that time, he beat the goals he set for Covid vaccinations, saw the passage of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill and convened world leaders to confront the climate crisis. But his biggest challenges may still lie ahead. What's in store: - Covid crisis: While roughly 40% of Americans have gotten at least one dose of a vaccine, new variants threaten progress and there are signs the U.S. is running out of people who want the jab.
- Immigration: Biden faces a human rights challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border amid a surge of migrants, as well as daunting backlogs of cases in immigration courts and green card applications.
- Spending plans: Biden's $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan to rebuild America's infrastructure isn't certain to pass, and his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan looks like a long shot in its current form.
- Unemployment: Before the pandemic, the U.S. reported 1.1 million long-term unemployed workers, those without a job for six months or longer. That number soared to 4.2 million last month.
- Employment gap: The workforce rift between women and people of color and white men is daunting. Narrowing it will require expanding affordable child care and combatting discrimination in hiring.
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