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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Promises To Put Country Ahead Of Party

7:42am January 21, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York, co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, about where GOP lawmakers may find common ground with President Biden's agenda.

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News Brief: Biden Signs Executive Orders, COVID-19 Surge Peaks

7:11am January 21, 2021

It's President Biden's first full day in office. One subject getting immediate attention: overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. Plus, new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are starting to trend downward.

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President Biden plans to sign another series of executive actions on his second day in office — focused on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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On Day 2, Biden To Focus On COVID-19 Strategy With 10 Executive Actions

7:11am January 21, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden laid out his COVID-19 strategy before he took office. On Thursday, he'll start implementing it with 10 orders and directives.

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The Spark That Changed Georgia's Politics: Grassroots Activism

6:50am January 21, 2021

Deborah Scott has been working as a grassroots organizer in Georgia for nearly four decades. NPR's Noel King talks to Scott about how she began, and how her work has helped to galvanize voters.

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Democratic National Committee Will Examine Future Of Iowa Caucuses

6:22am January 21, 2021

by Clay Masters

Members of the DNC have their first meeting of the Biden era on Thursday. They will consider whether Iowa should keep its place at the front of the presidential nominating process.

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President Biden's White House Introduces Initiatives On Immigration

6:12am January 21, 2021

by John Burnett

President Biden seeks not just to undo Trump's most controversial immigration policies, but to make a pathway to legalization for more than 10 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Biden Is President, But Some In Rural West Still Cling To False Notion That Trump Won

10:52pm January 20, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

President Biden has been sworn in, but some people in conservative parts of the U.S. say they still believe the false notion that former President Donald Trump is the winner of the 2020 election.

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A Look At Biden's 1st Day In Office

9:53pm January 20, 2021

On his first day in office, President Biden delivered a message of unity and signed a raft of executive actions. NPR discusses the major events of Inauguration Day.

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The Keystone XL pipeline was set to have passed near the White River in South Dakota. President Biden plans to block the controversial pipeline in one of his first acts of office.

Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline

9:30pm January 20, 2021

by Jeff Brady

This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to the American Gulf Coast.

In Flurry Of Executive Orders, Biden Reverses Some Of Trump's Immigration Policies

9:06pm January 20, 2021

by Joel Rose

President Biden has signed executive orders rolling back parts of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. He also shared more details on an immigration bill he hopes Congress will pass.

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