Amid a flurry of first-day orders and actions, President Joe Biden’s administration showed the door to a top-ranking lawyer at a labor agency meant to guard against unfair labor practices for private-sector workers. The administration allegedly fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, Peter Robb, reportedly after he refused …
Read More » U.S. President Joe Biden formally requested that officials extend the nationwide bans on evictions and foreclosures hours after his inauguration. Biden asked the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consider extending the federal eviction moratorium until at least March 31, 2021. Rochelle Walensky, the new CDC director, …
Read More » The Trump-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathy Kraninger said Wednesday that she is resigning at the request of U.S. President Joe Biden. “As requested by the Biden administration, today I resigned as Director of the CFPB,” she said. “I am proud of all that we accomplished on …
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Wall Street appeared to cheer a change of leadership in the White House, producing one of its best returns in nearly four decades on the day of a new president’s inauguration. Read: Stock-market performance under Trump trails only Obama and Clinton The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.83% and the …
Read More » Inauguration day is set for Jan. 20 as Joe Biden will replace Donald Trump as President of the United States. Since the November election, the transfer of presidential power between Biden and Trump has been a trending topic. Another transition taking place on Wednesday is the control over the @POTUS …
Read More » The Trump administration dedicated itself to deregulation with unprecedented fervor. It rolled back scores of regulations across government agencies, including more than 80 environmental rules. The Biden administration can reverse some of those actions quickly — for instance, as president, Joe Biden can undo Donald Trump’s executive orders with a stroke of the pen. He …
Read More » WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday blacklisted seven men, including several former Ukrainian officials, for allegedly interfering in U.S. elections as agents of Russia’s government by advancing theories about President-elect Joe Biden’s son. The action targeted associates of Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last September who …
Read More » Once in office, President-elect Joe Biden will extend the coronavirus-era payment pause on student loans, a member of his transition team told reporters Friday. “On Day 1, the president-elect will direct the Department of Education to extend the existing pause on student-loan payments and interest for millions of Americans with …
Read More » A joint session of Congress remains on recess Wednesday evening after protesters broke into the Capitol building during a joint session meant to officially confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November presidential election, though many members say the proceedings will resume some time Wednesday night. The building was first …
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