Live updates: Biden’s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S. By Vanessa Arredondo, Dominic Fracassa and Rita Beamish
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and their new administration got to work in a nation besieged by a raging pandemic, economic calamity and deep political divisions. Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his swearing-in, dealing with the pandemic, climate change, immigration and other pressing issues that reflected the dramatic divergence of his priorities from those of the vanquished Trump administration.
Latest updates today:
1:56 p.m. Biden immigration bill nixes word “alien”: In a small but symbolic part of President Biden’s proposed sweeping immigration overhaul, the word “alien” will be removed from US immigration laws, replaced by “noncitizen,” CNN reports. “It’s a deliberate step intended to recognize America as “a nation of immigrants,” according to a summary of the bill. The
U.S. DOT Releases Pair of Autonomous Vehicle Plans
On January 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0). On January 11, it followed up with the Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan (AVCP). January 12, 2021, 11am PST | James Brasuell |
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday released the Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan (AVCP), with stated goals to promote collaboration and transparency, modernize the regulatory environment, and prepare the transportation system for the safe integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS), according to a U.S. DOT press release. This comprehensive plan lays out a vision for the safe integration of automated vehicles into America’s transportation system while ensuring that legitimate concerns about safety, security, and privacy are addressed, according to a statement from Secretary Elaine L. Chao, whose controversial r
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C..
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C..
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C..