Declaring major new restrictions on border crossings. Forgiving billions of additional dollars in student debt. Reclassification of marijuana as less dangerous. Declaring a climate emergency.
With six months to go before the election, President Biden is taking or considering these and other unilateral actions, the latest sign that he plans to fully deploy his executive powers in the home stretch of the 2024 race. With Congress largely inactive , activists, lawmakers, political strategists and White House aides are all trying to assess what the president can accomplish on his own in the coming months, and how to enhance the image of an active president to voters.
