'All sorts of crises': Biden's holiday agenda ranges from Ukraine to Supreme Court

On the day honoring the American presidency, its current incumbent is wrestling with a slate of consequential matters that illustrate the scope and the limits of the job.

President Joe Biden is readying massive sanctions on Moscow after predicting a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin at any moment. Yet the outcome he most desires – avoiding all-out war – rests solely in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose calculations remain something of a mystery.

He is nearing a decision on the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court and will announce his selection at some point in the next week.