Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact Kaiser Health News Apr 28, 2021 Apr 28, 2021 WASHINGTON â In the first 100 days, new presidents try to turn campaign promises into quick legislative victories, defuse lingering crises, set themselves apart from their predecessor and set a leadership tone for the next four years â all while avoiding blunders that could destroy their momentum. This story ran in partnership with PolitiFact. It can be republished for free. So how is President Joe Biden doing as he approaches this mark? Not bad, experts say, given the scale of the crisis he's tackling and the political opposition he faces in Congress. "I think there are three accomplishments that stand out so far: the ramped-up coronavirus vaccine distribution, the passage of the American Rescue Plan and the return to the Paris Climate Agreement," said John Frendreis, a political scientist at Loyola University in Chicago.