*As one of his first orders of business, President Biden asks for and receives the resignation of Michael Pack as head of the Voice of America.
*Pack had effectively turned the VoA into a propaganda arm of the Trump administration. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
*Pack had effectively turned the VoA into a propaganda arm of the Trump administration. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Another major order of business for President Biden today: Dissolving Donald Trump's 1776 Commission on U.S. history. Via @The74 the74million.org/on-his-first-d…
In addition to rejoining the Paris #climate agreement, President Biden ordered US agencies to start reviewing and reinstating more than 100 environmental regulations that Trump had weakened or rolled back. nytimes.com/2021/01/20/cli…
President Biden is also imposing a moratorium on oil and gas lease activities in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. abcnews.go.com/Business/wireS…
President Biden halts — at least temporarily — construction on Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico.
(It’s unclear whether he can cancel completion of segments paid for with money that Congress has approved.)
washingtonpost.com/national/biden…
(It’s unclear whether he can cancel completion of segments paid for with money that Congress has approved.)
washingtonpost.com/national/biden…
President orders a 100-day pause on many deportations. buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
UPDATE: President Biden names senior Voice of America news executive Kelu Chao as acting CEO after booting Trump propagandist Michael Pack. npr.org/sections/inaug…
President Biden cleans house at Voice of America, clearing out Trump propagandists and putting veteran journalists in top positions. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi…
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