President Joe Bidenâs focus Thursday, his first full day in office, was the pandemic. He signed 10 executive orders aimed at expanding access to testing and vaccines, reopening schools, and getting people back to work. A majority of Americans are at least somewhat optimistic that President Biden can restore civility and unity to the nationâs politics, according to a bipartisan Battleground Poll released last week by the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service. Why We Wrote This President Joe Biden emphasized unity at his inaugural address. But as he begins tackling the nationâs many crises, translating that ideal into action may be easier said than done.