Biden faces challenge after executive actions Annie Linskey, The Washington Post Feb. 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, signs executive orders last month.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden launched his administration with nearly 50 executive actions, variously described in the media as "a barrage," "a blitz" and "a burst." If the public was struck by the sheer number of orders, however, the team that spent more than six months planning them struggled with the opposite problem: resisting the temptation to craft even more orders and reverse larger chunks of former president Donald Trump's agenda.