Republicans set to pounce on Biden over executive order spree

Published December 9, 2020 11:30am ET



President-elect Joe Biden is readying a stack of executive orders to sign after he’s sworn into office, and it has some Republicans experiencing déjà vu.

Like former President Barack Obama before him, Biden is poised to rely on unilateral action as he faces the prospect of a recalcitrant Senate. On top of a possible Republican-controlled Senate, Biden has to grapple with tensions within his own party as well. Far-left lawmakers, for instance, are set to push him on policy, despite a slimmer Democratic majority in the House.

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