The first test of Joe Biden’s presidency came on Jan. 6. The next test is how to step out from its shadow.
One year ago, President-elect Joe Biden was huddling with his advisers in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, preparing to deliver a speech on the U.S. economy – far from the reaches of Washington, D.C.
But as images of rioters brandishing flagpoles and violently barreling through police barricades at the U.S. Capitol unfolded on television, it became clear Biden would have to nix his economy speech for something else entirely.