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November 7, 2021 at 9:22 am

Biden gets his ‘infrastructure week,’ crossing another goal off Trump’s to-do list

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden entered office determined to rip to shreds most everything that his predecessor put in place. His advisers kept lists of...

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FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Hunter Biden arrives at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Hunter Biden says his service on the board of a Ukrainian gas company wasn’t unethical and didn’t amount to a lack of judgment on his part. But he writes in a new book, â€œBeautiful Things,â€ that he wouldn’t do it again, citing partisan politics as the reason. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP, File)

July 8, 2021 at 4:52 am

White House grapples with ethics of Hunter Biden’s pricey paintings

White House officials have helped craft a deal under which purchases of Hunter Biden's artwork — which could be listed at prices as high as...

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May 25, 2021 at 5:24 pm

George Floyd’s family remembers on a day of mourning

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met privately with a group of George Floyd's family members at the White House on Tuesday, ensuring them he still...

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 response and the vaccination program, from the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) 16304968W 16304968W

May 13, 2021 at 5:42 pm

Maskless Biden marks milestone in virus battle

Wearing a mask became a guiding principle for candidate (and now President) Joe Biden, even as then-President Donald Trump and his allies mercilessly mocked him....

May 1, 2021 at 9:38 am

Democrats signal they’re open to concessions on infrastructure

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and top Democrats are signaling privately they are willing to make concessions over Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, or break...

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April 24, 2021 at 7:12 am

Biden will close the first chapter of his presidency before a sparse crowd — and with a historic backdrop

WASHINGTON — For eight years, Joe Biden was a fixture at President Barack Obama's addresses inside the House chamber, a near-constant part of the tableau....

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February 15, 2021 at 5:00 am

Ambassador sweepstakes underway as figures jockey for plum posts

WASHINGTON - Harry M. Reid's phone has been ringing a lot lately, with calls from interest groups, friends and potential candidates themselves, all craving one...

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February 7, 2021 at 7:14 am

Inside Biden’s decision to go it alone with Democrats on coronavirus relief

WASHINGTON - Partway through a two-hour Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden about his coronavirus relief package, several Republican senators thought they might have...

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February 3, 2021 at 7:24 am

Biden moves quickly to make his mark on federal courts

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's top advisers have spent months building an extensive pipeline of judicial nominees to fill court vacancies throughout the country, attempting...

January 27, 2021 at 5:54 pm

One week in, Biden embracing order, routine

WASHINGTON - Almost every day of his young tenure, President Joe Biden has entered the State Dining Room, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking down...

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