Biden upbeat on rare Capitol Hill visit but domestic agenda hangs in jeopardy

President meets Democrats for talks and insists it doesn't matter whether it's six minutes or six weeks - we're going to get it done'

Democrats returned to the Capitol on Friday deeply divided but determined to make progress on Joe Biden's ambitious economic vision, after an embarrassing setback delayed a planned vote on a related $1tn measure to improve the nation's infrastructure.

Biden on Friday made a rare visit to Capitol Hill to meet privately with House Democrats amid a stalemate that has put his sprawling domestic agenda in jeopardy. The visit comes after after the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, delayed a vote on part of his economic agenda, a bipartisan $1tn public works measure, on Thursday night after a frantic day of negotiations failed to produce a deal.