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Biden is pushing Americans to acknowledge and directly confront the enormity of the loss the country has experienced over the past year, even if that action brings pain.

President Biden is set on Friday to announce a total of $4 billion in contributions to COVAX, the vaccine alliance trying to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries, a senior administration official told reporters.

Asked by reporters whether he planned to watch the trial, President Biden said: “I am not.”

Veteran staffers say many retired, quit or moved to other agencies amid pressure from an administration they regarded as hostile to science and beholden to industry.

The four executive actions are aimed at upholding one of Biden’s key campaign themes: to advance “racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind.”

Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president of the United States. He’s also a supporter of abortion rights — a position at odds with official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

It won’t be easy because as he settles into office, Biden also inherits a country that is deeply divided.