How Biden’s first year became a tale of two presidencies

How Biden’s first year became a tale of two presidencies-politico:  One year ago, President Joe Biden stood in front of a U.S. Capitol that still bore the wounds of an insurrectionist siege, taking the oath of office at a time when the nation faced its greatest array of crises in nearly a century.

Biden has to erase red lines to see his agenda through

Biden has to erase red lines to see his agenda through-rollcall: Red lines are the bane of compromise, and so Democratic leaders are trying to keep their fellow partisans from drawing them. Only a forceful response from President Joe Biden will bring the party together.

Biden is talking to Republicans, but for only so long

Biden is talking to Republicans, but for only so long-politico:  As vice president, Joe Biden was among those repeatedly pushing President Barack Obama to negotiate with Republicans on everything from health care to fiscal crises — even if it led to delays, watered-down policies or nothing at all.

President Biden’s Speech Before Congress

President Biden’s Speech Before Congress-politico:  President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session Congress was the most ambitious ideological statement made by any Democratic president in decades—couched in language that made it sound as if he wasn’t making an ideological argument at all.

‘We all lost something’: Biden honors Covid victims, accelerates vaccine timeline

‘We all lost something’: Biden honors Covid victims, accelerates vaccine timeline-politico:  In his first prime-time presidential address, President Joe Biden said on Thursday night that he would order states to make coronavirus vaccines available to all American adults by May 1, in an effort to accelerate the mass vaccination effort critical to ending the pandemic.

Biden to sign 10 executive orders aimed at turning around the pandemic

Biden to sign 10 executive orders aimed at turning around the pandemic-politico:  President Joe Biden will sign 10 more executive orders on Thursday aimed at ramping up Covid testing and vaccinations, tightening enforcement of workplace safety rules and funneling more federal dollars to states struggling through the pandemic and economic crisis.

In dozens of orders, Biden aims at four ‘converging crises’

In dozens of orders, Biden aims at four ‘converging crises’-politico:  President-elect Joe Biden’s first day agenda has a pretty clear subtext: We’ve got this.  The incoming administration released a fact sheet hours ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony detailing immediate steps that it will take to tackle the still-raging coronavirus pandemic and other “converging crises” facing the country.