Obama tried to use executive authority to fulfill his campaign pledge to close the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that over the years has held many high-profile international terror suspects. Congress stymied him by voting to block funding to pay for the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo to the U.S., including for prosecution or medical care. … [Read more...] about EXPLAINER: Executive orders can be swift but fleeting
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Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ Executive Order Echoes Donald Trump’s 2017 Order
(b) Hire American. In order to create higher wages and employment rates for workers in the United States, and to protect their economic interests, it shall be the policy of the executive branch to rigorously enforce and administer the laws governing entry into the United States of workers from abroad, including section 212(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)). … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ Executive Order Echoes Donald Trump’s 2017 Order
The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – White House targets climate change in today’s executive orders
Via The Hill’s Julia Manchester, “A group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Tom CarperThomas (Tom) Richard CarperSenators vet Mayorkas to take lead at DHS Senate majority offers Biden new avenues on Trump environmental rollbacks OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate majority offers Biden new avenues on Trump environmental rollbacks | Democrats eye action on range of climate bills | Biden pushing to cancel Keystone XL pipeline as soon as he takes office: reports MORE (D-Del.) reintroduced legislation to give Washington, D.C., statehood on Wednesday, marking the first major efforts to push toward statehood since the Capitol riots earlier this month.” https://bit.ly/39pmSEd … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – White House targets climate change in today’s executive orders
CBP stops border wall construction after Biden executive order
Biden signed the order on Inauguration Day last week ordering a "pause" by no later than seven days after it was signed, so there could be assessments of the legality of the funding, contracting methods, as well as the consequences of stopping the projects. … [Read more...] about CBP stops border wall construction after Biden executive order
Biden Executive Order Creates ‘Civilian Climate Corps’ to Fight Climate Change
Last year, while running for the White House, Biden embraced the idea of a civilian climate corps. The proposal was one of several that came from a unity task force Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) set up after the conclusion of the Democratic presidential primaries. At the time, Biden also proposed spending upwards of $2 trillion dollars over his term in office to address climate change. … [Read more...] about Biden Executive Order Creates ‘Civilian Climate Corps’ to Fight Climate Change
