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The numbers confirm what many coastal residents have experienced firsthand as they’ve seen floodwaters lap over boardwalks and cliffs crumble away: The sea is becoming harder to restrain.

President Biden took a victory lap over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis Tuesday, characterizing it as a manageable disease even as House Republicans push him to move faster in unwinding emergency powers and leftover vaccine rules.

Mr. Biden is contrasting the GOP chaos with a victory lap over his bipartisan infrastructure bill from last year.

“After laughing off reports for two years, the mainstream media wants to claim a victory lap over their ‘independent review,’” she tweeted.

Mr. Biden said beyond abortion, he would push for a ban on military-style “assault weapons” and took a victory lap over his decision to cancel student debt and pardon federal marijuana offenses.