Greetings, Quicktake readers! This week, Biden moves swiftly to unwind Trump's health and immigration policies. Plus, historians debate the ex-president's legacy. Stream now for free. Biden gets to workPresident Joe Biden wasted no time getting to work after his inauguration Wednesday. Having inherited a public health crisis and a damaged economy (plus the fallout from the Capitol riot), he embarked on the first days of his presidency by signing a series of executive actions to dismantle former President Trump's legacy. "I thought with the state of the nation today, it's no time to wait—get to work immediately," Biden told reporters in his first public Oval Office event. On his to-do list: - Covid: He rejoined the WHO and mandated face masks on federal land and planes while ordering international travelers to show a negative test before departure and to quarantine on arrival. He upheld his pledge to vaccinate 100 million people in 100 days.
- Immigration: He axed Trump's travel ban on several Muslim and African countries, halted border wall construction and ended Trump's plan to bar undocumented immigrants from the U.S. Census. He also proposed an 8-year path to citizenship for immigrants in the U.S.
- Climate: Biden recommitted the U.S. to the Paris climate accord and reversed rollbacks to more than 100 environmental regulations. He also revoked the construction permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
- Economy: He directed federal agencies to extend moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures until March 31 and paused federal student loan interest accrual and principal payments through Sept. 30.
- Racial equality: Biden ordered a review of federal agencies to "root out systemic racism," ended Trump's 1776 Commission and revoked an order limiting diversity and inclusion trainings for federal workers.
What to watch if...you want to get back to normal. Trials are underway to make sure Covid vaccines are safe for kids, which could be key to halting its spread and achieving herd immunity. Bloomberg's Sam Fazeli joins Take Charge. ...you're keen for some cosmic competition. The U.S., China and UAE are converging on Mars in separate missions in February as the orbits of Earth and the red planet align. Bloomberg's Bruce Einhorn joins Take Geo. ...you need a conversation starter. Australian officials had planned to kill a pigeon they said could've traveled 8,000 miles from the U.S., breaching the country's strict biosecurity rules—until the bird was found to be the victim of mistaken identity. Bloomberg's Sybilla Gross joins Take the Lead. Episodes to binge watch nowOne question, answeredIs it possible to unite the U.S.? Trump left behind lasting partisan divisions in D.C. that could stall Biden's agenda in Congress, including passing his proposed $1.9 trillion Covid stimulus package as an impeachment trial hangs over the Senate. Watch Take a Break. We want to knowThe Trump era in a nutshell. We asked a group of presidential historians to weigh in on Trump's biggest achievements, his most emblematic moments and to sum up his term in three words. The answers were timely, foreboding and downright relentless. See their picks and tell us yours. Our favorites of the weekWe launched a 24/7 streaming network to reinvent news with live global coverage and original shows on business, tech, politics and culture. Make sense of the biggest stories changing your business and your world. Stream now for free. |
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