| Biden is set to issue a series of executive orders; vaccine rollouts around the world have proved challenging. Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. | | | | | | | Biden and Harris prepare for inauguration and beyond | | | | | Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images | | - Joe Biden will be inaugurated Wedensday as the 46th US president. He arrives at a historical inflection point, where the toll of the coronavirus pandemic and a violent insurrection will make the event a more somber and tense occasion. [The New York Times / Peter Baker]
- Biden will be sworn in in front of a smattering of politicians and former presidents, though Trump will not attend — the first president to decline to do so in more than 150 years. Up to 25,000 National Guardsmen will be near the scene due to the threat of far-right violence. [Vox / Nicole Narea]
- Going off of the event's theme — "America United" — Biden is expected to call for unity and healing in his inaugural address. [The Washington Post / James Hohmann]
- The new president and vice president are expected to be sworn in around noon ET. The ceremony will feature a prayer, a poem, performances from Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez and tributes to the 400,000 Americans who have died from Covid-19. [NBC News / Dareh Gregorian]
- Instead of the traditional parade and balls, a virtual "Parade Across America", similar to the Democratic National Convention's popular roll call from the summer, and a "Celebrity America" television special will air across networks. [NPR / Barbara Sprunt]
- Biden plans to take action on his first day in office through a series of executive orders. He will reverse Trump policy by rejoining the Paris climate accord and reverse the maligned travel ban singling out Muslim-majority countries. [Vox / Cameron Peters]
- He also plans to take emergency action regarding the coronavirus through extending the eviction moratorium and implementing a federal property mask mandate. [The Washington Post / Matt Viser]
- His Wednesday agenda is not limited to executive action. Biden will also propose an immigration bill that creates an eight-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, with a quicker route for many young people. [The Associated Press / Lisa Mascaro and Bill Barrow]
| | | Complications have followed vaccine rollouts around the globe | | - While the US has had its share of struggles over Covid-19 vaccine administration, nations around the world have also been plagued by ineffectiveness or inefficiency in delivering the coveted shots to their citizens. [ABC News / Zoe Magee]
- India began its push to vaccine 1.3 billion people this week, but three days in, health officials are already falling well short of targets due to glitches in the country's vaccine registration app. [The New York Times / Hari Kumar]
- The European Union's regulators took longer than the UK or the US to approve vaccines. Initial orders for 460 million innoculations are already coming up short, with slow rollouts in France and Germany as well as fears of smaller nations being left behind drawing the ire of Europeans. [CNN / Eliza Mackintosh]
- Demand for Russia's vaccine is high considering its relatively low cost. But a lack of transparency around its effectiveness has made distribution difficult in Argentina, where the government only authorized people under 60 to receive it. [The Wall Street Journal / Ryan Dube and Georgi Kantchev]
- Brazil has estimated the Chinese Sinovac shots it will use are about 50 percent effective, lower than other vaccines on the market. President Jair Bolsonaro is refusing to receive the vaccine, and anti-vaccination sentiment in Brazil is taking root as innoculations began over the weekend. [Latin America Reports / Michael Krumholtz]
- The World Health Organization's director-general slammed the inequalities plaguing vaccine access. The COVAX program, which is negotiating vaccine deliveries to lower-income countries, is set to begin distribution in February. [The Sydney Morning Herald / Jamey Keaten]
| | | | | | | The president is planning to pardon dozens of people on his last day in office, ranging from white-collar criminals to rapper Lil Wayne. | | | | | | | "The last time the Senate convened, we had just reclaimed the Capitol from violent criminals who tried to stop Congress from doing our duty. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people." | | | | | | | | | | |
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