The best AKs are built in Eastern Europe. For whatever reason, American companies have yet to build a good mass scale AK.
Biden has promised to use executive order to ban the import of foreign made rifles.
7.62 ammo has been the cheapest and most available during the current crunch. (Most of that is foreign too though, so fingers crossed that doesn’t get banned).

If you’ve wanted an AK and you’ve been putting it off, do it now. Most places are sold out but you can find them if you look hard enough. Prices are higher, but they’ll probably be a LOT higher going forward.

If you’re not sure what you want, I’d recommend the Zastava ZPAP.