Governors who ban school mask mandates could face legal action from the federal government, President Joe Biden warned Wednesday. Biden, appearing after cutting short his vacation, said that he was directing Education Secretary Miguel Cardona “to take additional steps to protect our children.” “This includes using his oversight authority and legal action, if appropriate, against governors trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators,” Biden said in remarks made from the White House. “We’re not going to sit by as governors try to block and intimidate educators protecting our children,” he added. As an example, he said the federal government may use money from the American Rescue Plan to pay an educator who sees their salary cut by a governor. “I am going to say a lot more about children in schools next week that as we head into the school year remember this, the Centers for Disease …