Biden Signs Off on Mask Mandate, Ends Emergency Declaration That Helped Fund Wall

Within hours of being sworn in as president, Joe Biden on Wednesday afternoon headed to the Resoilute Desk at the Oval Office, where he signed a series of executive orders widely expected to change course on policies enacted by Donald Trump.

Anong them, he signed an order requiring mask wearing in federal buildings and on federal lands to help rein in the pandemic. He also ended an emergencydeclaration used to divert funds toward building Trump's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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