Biden’s speech goals: Mourn loss, urge caution, offer hope
Biden’s speech goals: Mourn loss, urge caution, offer hope

Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — in the “next phase” of the fight against the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000 Americans.