ROLLBACK OF TRUMP POLICIES

In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump's policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that will reverse his predecessor's orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden plans to halt construction on Trump's USMexico border wall, end the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries, rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization and revoke the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, aides said.

The 15 executive actions are an attempt to essentially rewind the last four years of federal policies with striking speed.

Only two recent presidents signed executive actions on their first day in office — and each signed just one. But Biden, facing the debilitating coronavirus pandemic, is intent on demonstrating a sense of urgency and competence that he argues has been missing under his predecessor.

“We'll press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter peril — much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build and much to gain,” Biden said after being sworn in as the nation's 46th president.