We’ve curated a series of Prospect primers, which will be sent to you over the next few emails, to get you up to speed on all things Biden. The first one, below, is everything you need to know about the powers of the executive branch, Biden administration, and state of the Democratic Party as a whole:

Our Building Back America series breaks down goals Biden has outlined in the American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, and other agenda-setting policies. Here, we analyze each of these components, offering critical perspectives on how America is revamping in response to the pandemic—and examining the left edge of the possible.

We update our Executive Action Tracker several times a week to keep you informed on what the White House is doing. The project builds on our agenda-setting  Day One Agenda, which examines laws already on the books that give a president great power for constructive change, without abusing executive authority.

In collaboration with The Intercept, from our archive, former Writing Fellows Marcia Brown and Rachel Cohen wrote about how Congress has the power to override Supreme Court rulings, and in fact, an established historical precedent exists here that could demonstrate a way forward.