{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-daily.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F20210122-sQwzfFtk","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Biden’s Executive Orders","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7f2f4c05-9c2f-4deb-82b7-b538062bc22d/73549bf1-94b3-40ff-8aeb-b4054848ec1b/the-daily-album-art-original.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9868f75e-ba04-4a9d-83bb-01012aa9d3a7\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Biden’s Executive Orders\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Within hours of assuming the presidency, President Biden signed a flurry of executive orders. He rejoined the Paris climate agreement, repealed the so-called Muslim travel ban and mandated the wearing of masks on federal property.\nThe actions had a theme: They either reversed former President Donald Trump’s actions or rebuked his general policy approach.\nBut governing by decree has a downside. We look at the potential positives of the orders and point out the pitfalls."}