Biden’s Executive Orders

<p>Within hours of assuming the presidency, President Biden signed a flurry of executive orders. He rejoined the Paris climate agreement, repealed the so-called Muslim travel ban and mandated the wearing of masks on federal property.</p><p>The actions had a theme: They either reversed former President Donald Trump’s actions or rebuked his general policy approach.</p><p>But governing by decree has a downside. We look at the potential positives of the orders and point out the pitfalls.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-d-shear?searchResultPosition=0">Michael D. Shear</a>, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter">here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Biden’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/politics/biden-executive-action.html"> actions on Day 1</a> included orders on immigration, criminal justice and the climate.</li><li>Here are the president’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/biden-executive-orders.html?searchResultPosition=2"> 17 executive orders and other directives</a> in detail.</li><li>The U.S. has some catching up to do on the Paris climate agreement.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/climate/biden-paris-climate-agreement.html"> Here’s an explainer</a> on the history of the accord.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p>