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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

  3. A Raspy Biden Struggles in Prime Time

    President Biden needed to calm concerns about his age and mental acuity. Instead, he inflamed them, raising questions about whether he could carry on as the Democratic nominee.

     By Shawn McCreesh and Annie Karni

    President Biden’s incoherent performance inflamed Democratic fears.
    CreditEric Lee/The New York Times

  1. The Evolution of Biden’s Debate Style

    The matchup between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump could be a make-or-break moment in the race for the White House.

     By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

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  2. Joe Biden: The Old-School Politician in a New-School Era

    After more than half a century in Washington, President Biden has learned to make deals and work across the aisle. But that instinct is rarely rewarded in today’s political climate.

     By Peter Baker

    President Biden takes a selfie with members of the crowd in Nashua, N.H., in May. The president is fond of working the rope line.
    CreditHaiyun Jiang for The New York Times

  3. The Four Issues Trump and Biden Will Clash Over at the Debate

    Immigration, the economy, democracy and abortion rights: Here are the main ways each candidate is likely to slam the other at Thursday’s high-stakes confrontation.

     By Nicholas Nehamas and Michael Gold

    The first debate of the 2024 general election for president is set for Thursday evening, to be hosted by CNN in Atlanta.
    CreditMegan Varner/Reuters

  4. Judges Block Parts of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan

    A part of the SAVE plan that would have cut monthly bills for millions of borrowers starting on July 1 was put on hold.

     By Tara Siegel Bernard and Zach Montague

    Rulings by federal judges in Kansas and Missouri were tied to challenges from several Republican-led states to President Biden’s plan to provide relief to student borrowers.
    CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times

  5. Inside Biden’s Camp David Debate Prep

    President Biden’s aides are working to position him as a campaign-season fighter who can counterpunch on the fly and combat voters’ concerns about his age.

     By Katie Rogers

    President Biden on his way to Camp David last week. He has spent several days at the presidential retreat preparing for his debate with Donald J. Trump.
    CreditAl Drago for The New York Times

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Coronavirus

  1. This Is the First Presidential Debate Without an In-Person Audience Since 1960

    John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were the last presidential candidates to debate with no live audience during a general election.

     By Neil Vigdor

    The last time that both major party candidates appeared on a closed set was in 1960, for a debate between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
    CreditAssociated Press

  2. Biden’s Stimulus Juiced the Economy, but Its Political Effects Are Muddled

    Some voters blame the American Rescue Plan for fueling price increases. But the growth it unleashed may be helping the president stay more popular than counterparts in Europe.

     By Jim Tankersley and Madeleine Ngo

    When President Biden signed the stimulus plan into law in 2021, his aides were confident that it would help accelerate the nation’s recovery from the pandemic recession.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

  3. The One Thing Voters Remember About Trump

    We asked voters for the one thing they remembered most about the Trump era. Few of them cited major events like the pandemic and Jan. 6.

     By Christine Zhang, Sean Catangui and Alex Lemonides

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  4. ‘Don’t Inject Bleach’: Biden Mocks Trump on Anniversary of Covid Comments

    President Biden has homed in on the infamous moment, which crystallized the chaos of the Trump presidency, as he trolls his political opponent.

     By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

    President Donald J. Trump’s remarks in 2020 about injecting disinfectant to combat the coronavirus caused an immediate uproar.
    CreditAl Drago for The New York Times

  5. 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 Lerer, Jennifer Medina and Reid J. Epstein

    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

Kamala Harris

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  1. Kamala Harris Courts Union Members, an Up-for-Grabs Group of Voters

    Speaking in Philadelphia to supportive members of a major labor union, the vice president sought to draw a sharp contrast with Donald Trump and build support with a bloc of crucial voters.

     By Nicholas Nehamas

    Vice President Kamala Harris has been on the road frequently to try to build support among key groups of Democratic voters.
    CreditMorry Gash/Associated Press

  2. Harris Warns of Supreme Court’s Future Rulings: ‘I Worry About Fundamental Freedoms’

    In an interview with The Times, Vice President Kamala Harris deepened her criticism of the conservative justices who overturned Roe and singled out Clarence Thomas’s views on other settled cases.

     By Lisa Lerer

    “This court has shown itself to be an activist court,” Vice President Kamala Harris said of the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
    CreditJustin T. Gellerson for The New York Times

  3. Kamala Harris Leads Push to Shore Up Democratic Support From Black Voters

    Speaking in Atlanta, the vice president began a national tour to highlight how the Biden administration is trying to help Black Americans economically.

     By Maya King

    In Atlanta, Vice President Kamala Harris defended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that conservative lawmakers have pushed to dismantle.
    CreditErik S. Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock

  4. As College Students Protest, Harris Keeps Her Focus on Abortion

    “When we think about what is at stake, it is absolutely about freedom,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Wisconsin.

     By Jazmine Ulloa

    Vice President Kamala Harris in Tucson, Ariz., this month.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times

  5. Harris Blasts Trump on Abortion at Arizona Campaign Stop

    At a rally in Tucson, Ariz., days after the state’s top court upheld a near-total ban on abortion, Vice President Kamala Harris placed the blame directly on former President Donald J. Trump.

     By Nicholas Nehamas

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Cabinet Appointments

  1. Biden Nears Pick for Next F.D.I.C. Chair

    The front-runner for the bank regulatory job is Christy Goldsmith Romero, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

     By Emily Flitter

    Christy Goldsmith Romero is the front-runner to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    CreditValerie Plesch/Bloomberg

  2. Biden Will Choose a New Leader for Bank Regulator With ‘Toxic’ Culture

    Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said he would step down once the Senate confirmed a successor.

     By Emily Flitter

    Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, testified before the Senate last week.
    CreditKevin Dietsch/Getty Images

  3. How Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China

    The president has proposed new barriers to electric vehicles, steel and other goods.

     By Sabrina Tavernise, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Sydney Harper, Luke Vander Ploeg, M.J. Davis Lin, Brendan Klinkenberg, Lisa Chow, Diane Wong, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley

    Electric cars for export stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, China, in Jiangsu Province.
    CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images

  4. Leader of Federal Student Aid Office Steps Down After College Admissions Crisis

    During Richard Cordray’s tenure at the agency, the botched rollout of the new FAFSA upended the college admissions process.

     By Zach Montague

    Richard Cordray, the former leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in 2018. He has led the Federal Student Aid office since 2021.
    CreditAllison Farrand for The New York Times

  5. Opposition to Muslim Judicial Nominee Leaves Biden With a Tough Choice

    Adeel Mangi would be the first Muslim American to be a federal appeals court judge, but has faced vitriolic attacks from the G.O.P. The president could run out of time to fill the seat.

     By Carl Hulse

    Adeel Mangi’s nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee in January on a party-line vote after a brutal December hearing.
    CreditGraeme Sloan/Sipa, via Associated Press
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