Biden, even after he has exited political life and as he faces a serious cancer diagnosis, remains a factor in the conversation about his party's political future.

Now that the curtain has come down on Joe Biden’s long political career, we can finally take a hard look at what, exactly, he leaves behind. No more excuses. No more spin. The verdict isn’t catastrophic – but it isn’t redemptive either.

An emerging strategy from President Trump's Department of Justice is undoing Biden-era policies and pursuing some of the president’s political adversaries. William Brangham discussed more with Carrie Johnson,