The Biden administration suspended three asylum cooperatives agreements established by the Trump administration with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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[Transition Tracker Daily by Ballotpedia]
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** FEBRUARY 8, 2021
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President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions.
In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,118 positions required Senate confirmation and 354 did not. The new administration is also responsible for filling thousands of other positions across the federal government, including in operations and policy. Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking potential Cabinet nominees, appointments, and news related to the Biden administration.
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* The Senate is expected to vote ([link removed]) on the nomination of Denis McDonough ([link removed]) for secretary of veterans affairs on Monday evening.
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* The Associated Press reported ([link removed]) that Biden was considering instructing the Department of Justice to halt new executions. When asked about a moratorium on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said ([link removed]) , “The President has spoken about his opposition to the death penalty in the past, but I don’t have anything to predict for you or preview for you in terms of additional steps.”
* The Biden administration suspended ([link removed]) three asylum cooperatives agreements established by the Trump administration with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras on Saturday. Under these agreements, asylum seekers from the region were expected to seek refuge in these Central American countries before applying for asylum in the U.S.
* Under the Biden administration, the United States will return ([link removed]) to the United Nations Human Rights Council as an observer. Trump withdrew from the council three years ago, citing bias against Israel and other issues.
* Biden said ([link removed]) he did not expect a $15 minimum wage to be in the final COVID-19 economic relief bill, although it was in his initial proposal.
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Vice President Kamala Harris ([link removed]) (D) cast her first two tie-breaking votes ([link removed]) as president of the Senate on Friday. Both were related to the economic relief bill.
Vice President Mike Pence ([link removed]) (R) cast 13 tie-breaking votes during his four years in office, the most since the Van Buren administration in the nineteenth century. As vice president in the Obama administration, Biden did not cast any tie-breaking votes.
The following chart shows the number of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents over the past four decades.
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* Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren’s influence in Washington rises as allies take Biden administration posts ([link removed])
* CNN: Biden administration works to clean house of Trump appointees ([link removed])
* Politico: 'A big promise': Biden's climate spending pledge faces early test ([link removed])
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