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President Joe Biden

Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Highlights

  1. Biden Signs Final Bill to Fund the Government, Ending Shutdown Fears

    The president signed a $1.2 trillion spending package that passed early on Saturday morning, narrowly avoiding a shutdown.

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    CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times
  2. How Biden Could Try to Coerce Israel to Change Its War Strategy

    President Biden has tried persuading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu behind the scenes. But critics say it is time for a different approach.

     By Edward Wong and

    President Biden traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after the Oct. 7 attack.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times
  3. 16 States Sue Biden Administration Over Gas Permit Pause

    President Biden halted approvals for new exports of liquefied natural gas to study its effect on the climate, national security and the economy. Major oil- and gas-producing states are angry.

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    A liquid natural gas export facility in Hackberry, La.
    CreditMartha Irvine/Associated Press
  4. Biden Approves $5.8 Billion in Additional Student Debt Cancellation

    The incremental relief brings the canceled total to $143.6 billion for nearly four million Americans.

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    West Virginia University in August. On Thursday, the Biden administration erased the debt of an additional 78,000 borrowers in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
    CreditKristian Thacker for The New York Times
  5. Biden Targets Private Jets in Hunt for Tax Revenue

    The White House’s new focus on corporate aviation is drawing backlash from an industry that says it supports manufacturing.

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    Private air travel has long been portrayed to exemplify lavishness and excess.
    CreditCody Cobb for The New York Times

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Coronavirus

  1. How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics

    Four years later, the shadow of the pandemic continues to play a profound role in voters’ pessimism and distrust amid a presidential rematch.

     By Lisa LererJennifer Medina and

    Confidence in the presidency, public schools, the criminal justice system, the news media and Congress has yet to recover from its slump in surveys in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
    CreditJonah Markowitz for The New York Times
  2. Large Grocers Took Advantage of Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions, F.T.C. Finds

    A report found that large firms pressured suppliers to favor them over competitors. It also concluded that some retailers “seem to have used rising costs as an opportunity to further hike prices.”

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    The report concluded that supply chain disruptions did not affect companies equally across the grocery industry.
    CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times
  3. Examining Trump’s Alternate Reality Pitch

    The war in Ukraine. Hamas’s attack on Israel. Inflation. The former president has insisted that none would have occurred if he had remained in office after 2020.

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    Former President Donald J. Trump making a recorded statement from his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence in Florida earlier this month. His suppositions about important events over the past few years underscore the ways in which he often airs questionable claims without explanation.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
  4. Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks

    Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by relatives of seriously ill children and adults.

     By Ted Alcorn and

    CreditKaiti Sullivan for The New York Times
  5. New C.D.C. Director Seeks to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency

    Five months into her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen is trying to put a human face on public health.

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    Dr. Mandy K. Cohen in Dallas last month. Since taking the helm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in July, she has traveled the country encouraging vaccination.
    CreditDesiree Rios for The New York Times

Kamala Harris

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  1. Kamala Harris Visits Parkland and Urges States to Adopt Red-Flag Gun Laws

    At the site of the 2018 school shooting in Florida, the vice president announced federal help for states to limit weapon access for people deemed to be threats.

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    “This school is soon going to be torn down,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a speech Saturday. “But the memory of it will never be erased.”
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  2. At Abortion Clinic Visit, Harris Says U.S. Is Confronting ‘Health Care Crisis’

    The trip made history and offered a vivid look at how the politics of abortion rights have transformed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

     By Lisa Lerer and

    Vice President Kamala Harris met Dr. Sarah Traxler, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States and Minnesota, and Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday.
    CreditJenn Ackerman for The New York Times
  3. Kamala Harris Visits Abortion Clinic, in Historic First

    The vice president met with abortion providers and staff members in St. Paul, Minn., a striking political move that shows how assertive Democrats have grown on the issue.

     By Lisa Lerer and

    Vice President Kamala Harris during a stop on her nationwide abortion rights tour in February in Grand Rapids, Mich.
    CreditNic Antaya for The New York Times
  4. Harris Pushes for Pause in Fighting in Meeting With Top Israeli Official

    In a White House meeting on Monday afternoon with Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, the vice president also focused on the need for a deal to free hostages.

     By Michael D. ShearZolan Kanno-Youngs and

    Vice President Kamala Harris amplified on Sunday the United States’ calls for Hamas to sign off on a deal that would allow for a temporary cease-fire.
    CreditSaul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  5. Harris Calls for an ‘Immediate Cease-Fire’ in Gaza

    The vice president urged Hamas to agree to a six-week cease-fire proposal and called on Israel to increase the flow of aid into the enclave.

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    “The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid,” Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday. “No excuses.”
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Cabinet Appointments

  1. Trump’s Plan to Take Away Biden’s Biggest Advantage

    Why the former president decided that the Republican National Committee needed to be systematically dismantled.

     By Michael BarbaroShane GoldmacherMichael Simon JohnsonAsthaa ChaturvediMooj ZadieM.J. Davis LinLexie DiaoMarion Lozano and

    Lara Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, has become the Republican National Committee’s co-chair.
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  2. Fudge Steps Down as Housing Secretary

    Marcia Fudge, who has led the Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early days of the Biden administration, announced her resignation, citing family concerns.

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    Marcia Fudge’s departure conflicts with White House desires to keep the president’s cabinet and senior team intact through the November election.
    CreditTom Brenner/Reuters
  3. Victoria Nuland, Veteran Russia Hawk, to Leave the State Department

    A hard-charging diplomat and determined advocate of supporting Ukraine will step down from the department’s No. 4 post.

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    Victoria Nuland, the State Department’s under secretary for political affairs, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2021.
    CreditSarahbeth Maney/The New York Times
  4. The Quiet Diplomat Who Shaped Biden’s Global Economic Policy

    Mike Pyle, who will leave the administration this month, helped broker agreement with Europe and other allies over clean energy, China and Russian sanctions.

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    President Biden in a meeting with President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission last year. He attended with aides including Mike Pyle, fourth from Mr. Biden’s right.
    CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times
  5. Biden Picks John Podesta to Be His New Global Climate Representative

    Podesta, a veteran political strategist and presidential adviser on clean energy, will succeed John Kerry, who is stepping down after three years.

     By Lisa Friedman and

    John Podesta, the White House senior adviser on clean energy, at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston last year.
    CreditCallaghan O'Hare/Reuters
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