Biden Takes the Oval Office, Reverses Some Trump Administrative Actions

This week in Washington, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at noon on Jan. 20. Upon taking office, President Biden signed 17 executive actions. Many of the actions will immediately reverse key Trump administration policies to address what Biden has identified as four crises: COVID-19, the economic crisis, racial injustice and climate change. See here for a list of agency actions and a fact sheet on Biden’s day-one executive orders.