“When President Biden came into office, he had three overriding priorities: The first was to tame the coronavirus pandemic and deal with its effects on the economy. The second was to persuade Congress to enact the most sweeping domestic policy initiatives in generations. The third was to unify the country the best he could,” the Washington Post reports. “The first was a challenge, the second a gamble, and the third, given a recalcitrant Republican Party, always a long shot.