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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), addresses a news conference about Afghanistan at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, after a briefing by Biden administration officials on the situation in Afghanistan. McCarthy has sought to fold the issue of Afghan refugees into the anti-immigrant stance of the party’s far right. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times) XNYT139 XNYT139

August 25, 2021 at 6:15 pm

The latest GOP schism: How to handle Afghan evacuees

The Republican Party is united in its criticism of President Joe Biden’s chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan. But the crisis has also exposed a deep...

July 26, 2021 at 5:53 pm

Biden Takes Two Paths to Wind Down Iraq and Afghan Wars

WASHINGTON — When it comes to winding down America’s wars, the contrast between President Joe Biden’s handling of Iraq and Afghanistan is growing sharper. At...

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June 19, 2021 at 1:53 pm

U.S. sending 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccines to help Taiwan

The shipment, first reported by Reuters and scheduled to arrive Sunday, could add tension to the U.S.-China relationship as Taiwan grapples with its first major...

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June 17, 2021 at 4:28 pm

Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday VIEW

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end...

$From right; White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Anita Dunn, an advisor to President Biden, and Chief of Staff Ron Klain wait for President Joe Biden to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Because of his longevity in politics and underdog personality, combined with the depth of the crises he is facing, Biden is undoing a longstanding Washington tradition in which staff members enjoy their own refracted fame. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)$

May 18, 2021 at 5:22 am

In Biden White House, the celebrity staff is a thing of the past

Because of his longevity in politics and underdog personality, combined with the depth of the crises he is facing, President Joe Biden is undoing a...

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May 14, 2021 at 12:14 pm

Beneath Biden’s folksy demeanor, a short fuse and an obsession with details

As Presiden Joe Biden settles into the office he has chased for more than three decades, aides say he demands hours of debate from scores...

April 29, 2021 at 4:37 am

At 100 days, Biden is transforming what it means to be a Democrat

When Joe Biden served as vice president in the Obama administration, he was known to preface his recommendations to other officials with a self-deprecating disclaimer....

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April 21, 2021 at 3:49 pm

Nation faces ‘hand-to-hand combat’ to get reluctant Americans vaccinated

WASHINGTON — Now that President Joe Biden has met his goal to have all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, health officials around the country...

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April 8, 2021 at 3:53 pm

Biden takes initial steps to address gun violence

While the moves President Biden announced fall short of the legislative changes long sought by proponents of making it harder to buy guns, especially semi-automatic...

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March 22, 2021 at 6:20 pm

Giant U.S. infrastructure plan seeks to address climate and equality as well as roads

President Joe Biden’s advisers are preparing a giant infrastructure plan, which would include close to $1 trillion of spending on the construction of roads, bridges,...