In first full day in office, Biden tackles multiple crises
Ashley Parker and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2021
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The concurrent nature of the crises that President Biden is facing - a health crisis that snowballed into an economic one before colliding with a social one - has few parallels in modern history. Above, the Bidens attend an inaugural prayer service at the White House.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden raced Thursday to show he was addressing the array of crises awaiting him on his first day in office, issuing executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus and preparing measures to take on the struggling economy and other problems.
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The Democratic political establishment has begun to jump on the growing bandwagon of former Vice-President Joe Biden on the eve of the biggest day in the primary elections season.
Tuesday will be what is called ‘Super Tuesday’ when 14 states, including California, hold their primary elections. 1,357 delegates will be up for grabs in one day, accounting for nearly half of the total delegates awarded during the primaries. After Tuesday, the remaining 32 states represent the remaining 2,467 delegates.
California will allocate 415 delegates or 30% of Super Tuesday’s delegates. Political polls in California on Sunday showed Bernie Sanders leading with 34.3%, Joe Biden at 18%, Elizabeth Warren at 17.3%, and Michael Bloomberg at 10.5%.
President Joe Biden took office Wednesday, but ethics concerns still trail some of his Cabinet picks.
Biden s Commerce Secretary pick, Gina Raimondo, Homeland Security pick Alejandro Mayorkas and Labor Secretary pick Marty Walsh have all faced questions about favoritism or conflicts of interest in the last decade. It s extraordinary how many of these top Biden nominees are already under an ethics cloud. We re going back to the future, as many of these former Obama officials are bringing their baggage back with them, Adam Laxalt, outside counsel to Americans for Public Trust and the former Nevada attorney general, told Fox News in a statement.
Joseph R. Biden's power to enact sweeping changes is constrained by the limited reach of executive action and the narrow majorities in Congress that will force him to appease the various wings of his party and work with Republicans reeling from the ugly ending of President Trump's four-year term.