Biden's make or break moment: president aims to build on success of relief bill

Analysis: Biden is riding high in polls and his American Rescue Plan is popular with Americans - he must build momentum to avoid the fate of Obama

In the White House Rose Garden, where for four years Donald Trump raucously celebrated political wins with his allies, it was now the turn of Democrats to take a victory lap - masked and physically distanced, of course.

Kamala Harris, the vice-president, heaped praise on Joe Biden for signing a $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill, the biggest expansion of the American welfare state in decades. Your empathy has become a trademark of your presidency and can be found on each and every page of the American Rescue Plan," Harris said.