Biden arrives at the White House

Joe Biden took a brief walk along the inaugural parade route Wednesday before entering the White House for the first time as the 46th President of the United States, jogging to the sidelines to greet reporters and the few guests in attendance in a city that is locked down following the security breach at the Capitol two weeks ago.

With some 17 executive actions ready for his signature, he plans to immediately plunge into the work of extracting the nation from myriad crises, including a pandemic that shows no signs of abating, a botched vaccine rollout, an economic downturn and deep divisions inflamed by former President Donald Trump.

Biden and his family walked onto the White House grounds on their own, hours after Trump had left Washington, refusing to attend the swearing in of his successor.