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Biden’s executive orders address discriminatory systems President Joe Biden Jr. was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021. In his first day in office, Biden immediately began issuing executive orders that demonstrated his commitment to shifting policy away from Donald Trump’s administration. Despite the controversy surrounding President Biden’s victory over incumbent Trump, particularly the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by a pro-Trump mob, Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 went smoothl...

Utah Woman Teary Eyed With Hope After Thief Returns LGBTQ+ Flag With Apology On 2/2/21 at 7:56 AM EST A woman from Utah has said she was made "teary eyed with hope" after her rainbow LGBTQ+ Pride flag was returned weeks after it was stolen, along with a handwritten apology. Julie Cordell-Seamons, an actress from Lehi, had several flags stolen last Halloween, including the pride flag. But on Saturday, she found the flag on her porch with a handwritten note apologizing for taking it. "Im sorry fo...

Meme Misleads on Early Actions by Biden Quick Take A meme purports to list actions taken by President Joe Biden in his “first 48 hours” in office — but most of the points are misleading or wrong. For example, the purported tax changes are proposals — some of which need additional context — and would require legislation before they can be implemented. Full Story It’s true that President Joe Biden has had a busy first two weeks in office — signing a flurry of executive orders, a mov...

Men Now Want Access to Uterine Transplants Commentary It isn’t good enough that men want to compete in woman’s sports and invade women’s spaces, rendering sex-based protections null and void. Now, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published the findings from the largest study on its kind, “Perceptions and Motivations for Uterus Transplant in Transgender Women.” This study looked at reproductive aspirations of transgenderwomen (biological males). Surveying 182 ...

Pres. Biden has signed 42 executive actions since his inauguration CNNWire Replay Video UP NEXT President Joe Biden hasnt wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis. While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic. Health care Ex...

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Joe Biden hasnt wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis. While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic. Health care Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Reopens enrollment on Hea...

Introduction Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental justice. Broadly speaking, and as summarized more fully below, the Biden Administration’s executive orders, memorandums and proclamations have revoked a range of Trump Administration orders and policies and underscore the new Administration’s intention to prio...

energy independence - you know, in the spirit of Make America Great Again - but it generated thousands of good-paying jobs both in the U.S. and Canada. The massive project, which would have transported more than 800,000 barrels [130,000 m3] of heavy crude per day from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast, was one of Donald Trumps signature economic projects. Biden argued against construction of Keystone XL, saying its "significance...for our energy security and economy is limited." Thus, it is i...

Biden has signed 42 executive actions since taking office. Heres what each does CNN 1/29/2021 © Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden hasnt wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from Covid-19 to the climate crisis. While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic. Health care ...