President-elect Joe Biden has promised to sign a series of decrees to provide answers to the various crises that the United States is going through: economic, social, and climate.

The coming to power of Joe Biden will come in a climate of tension, following the assault on the Capitol on January 6 by supporters of Trump.

Joe Biden pledged to sign a series of executive orders on day one of his presidency as law enforcement rallied across the United States for Wednesday's transition.

Climate change, pandemic, economic crisis, racial and social injustices in the United States "are all crises which require urgent action", declared Saturday its future chief of staff, Ron Klain, for whom Mr. Biden wants to act quickly "to restore America's place in the world".

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The US economy severely affected

"President-elect Biden will act, not only to repair the most serious damage of the Trump administration, but also to allow the country to move forward," he commented, citing in particular his intention to re-engage states -United in the Paris climate agreement.

At the same time, massive security measures were being put in place in Washington but also in the capitals of the various states of the country in the face of fears of violence on the part of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump on the day of the inauguration Wednesday.

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The challenges facing Joe Biden are many, with the country approaching the threshold of 400,000 deaths from Covid-19, which seems to be spreading out of control with well over the million new cases seen per week.

The economy has been severely affected by the pandemic with the loss of 10 million jobs since its onset.

Joe Biden unveiled this week a new $ 1.9 trillion plan, supposed to get the United States out of its worst crisis since the 1930s, and which will be followed in the coming weeks by an investment plan to revive the economy .

Food aid, vaccinations, masks

Checks to families, funds to reopen schools, money to speed up tests and vaccines, cash for small businesses, or even more food aid: the measures must respond to the emergency, and prevent the country from sinking further into the crisis.

The president-elect plans to extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures linked to the pandemic.

To speed up the immunization of Americans, it is counting on local vaccination centers, enhanced cooperation between the federal government and the States, and more prevention campaigns.

The 46th President of the United States will issue a decree making it compulsory to wear a mask in premises and spaces dependent on the federal state, as well as when traveling between states.

Another measure among the dozen decrees announced, the lifting of the ban on entry into the United States targeting nationals of several countries, mainly with a Muslim majority, promulgated just days after the assumption of office of Donald Trump, in January 2017.

The passage of first measures by decree will prevent the new head of state from going through Congress and in particular the Senate, which could have to devote itself to the procedure for the impeachment of Donald Trump.

The Capitol surrounded by barbed wire

In reaction to the assault on Capitol Hill by pro-Trump supporters on January 6, Washington has in recent days taken on the appearance of an entrenched camp with its concrete blocks and barbed wire.

A heavily armed man was arrested there on Friday as he sought to pass one of the many checkpoints near the Capitol, where Joe Biden will be sworn in in a few days.

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Police found a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition in the individual's possession.

On his white pick-up, several stickers defending the right to carry weapons: "If they come to take your weapons, give them your bullets first".

Mr. Beeler was arrested in the aftermath.

Usually, the investiture ceremony is an opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Americans to flock to the capital every four years, snatching up all kinds of derivative products bearing the effigy of their president, before to watch him take the oath on the steps of the Capitol.

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But the party will have a special taste this year: the "National Mall", the immense esplanade at the foot of the Capitol, will be closed to the public. Only duly accredited persons will be allowed to enter the area and it is likely that the number of soldiers patrolling the capital will exceed that of spectators on the spot.