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Biden gets to work

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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 work

President 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:

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.

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One question, answered

Is 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 know

The 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.

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