JOE Biden won the election, but Donald Trump’s presidency will continue to loom large over the White House for the next four years.
When Biden takes the oath of office Jan. 20 he will confront a galaxy of choices over how to deal with Trump’s administration which policies to unwind, which to let stand and how quickly to decide – that could easily consume his first months on the job.
From the travel ban Trump signed early in his tenure to a deluge of last-minute regulatory changes that could affect millions of Americans, Biden will inherit the byproducts of one of the most controversial administrations in U.S. history. Whatever policies he chooses to jettison could offer insight into his ability to heal a divided nation while also maintaining the fragile coalition that pulled him into the presidency.
“This administration moved a lot of policies through executive order,” said Kathleen
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