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President Biden moves quickly to undo Trump’s legacy

President Biden moves quickly to undo Trump’s legacy

FromApple News Today


President Biden moves quickly to undo Trump’s legacy

FromApple News Today

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With over 400,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus, Joe Biden inherits a country with no clear plan to contain the pandemic. CBS News has details on a second round of executive orders aimed at providing targeted relief. And CNN takes a look at what it’s going to take to jumpstart a national vaccination plan.
Politico reports on ongoing negotiations over how to run an evenly split Senate. And, in the Washington Post, former Senate leaders Trent Lott and Tom Daschle explain how they worked things out the last time the chamber had a 50-50 split.
For the New Yorker, Robin Wright lays out the seven pillars of President Biden’s foreign policy.
Vox breaks down Biden’s proposal to drastically overhaul U.S. immigration law.For the New Yorker, Robin Wright lays out the seven pillars of President Biden’s foreign policy.
Vox breaks down Biden’s proposal to drastically overhaul U.S. immigration law.
USA Today looks at the first U.S. case of COVID-19, confirmed one year ago this week. And in the Atlantic, Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard ask why high-quality masks are still so hard for Americans to find.
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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