With a nation in crisis, pressure builds on Biden to deliver

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WASHINGTON — During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden vowed to fight for the soul of America. As he formally assumes office as the next US president on Wednesday, Biden now faces the steep task of repairing a nation’s soul in battered and desperate shape.

Few presidents, if any, have taken power in circumstances such as these: a still-raging pandemic claiming lives and shredding livelihoods, a continuing threat of armed insurrection, and a defiant former president who faces a US Senate trial charged with encouraging an attack on his country’s capital.

A Democrat, Biden will preside over a deeply polarized electorate, with millions of voters still believing defeated Republi…

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