Letters from an American January 17, 2025
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Jan 18, 2025 Dive into the intriguing shift of power as outgoing officials make significant moves, including a pivotal executive order on cybersecurity and adjustments in drug offender sentencing. Reflect on heartfelt farewells and critiques of new military strategies. Explore public sentiment, revealing a majority disapprove of Trump's more aggressive policies on immigration and education. Finally, uncover the financial challenges surrounding the inauguration, from taxpayer funding to weather-related logistical adjustments.
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Cybersecurity Executive Order
- President Biden issued an executive order strengthening U.S. cyber defenses.
- This requires software manufacturers to meet security standards before federal purchase.
Equal Rights Amendment
- Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment law of the land, despite ratification challenges.
- He stated the nation must protect women's full equality.
Sentencing Reform
- Biden addressed the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act's crack cocaine disparity.
- He commuted sentences of 2,490 nonviolent drug offenders.