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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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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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President Joe Biden holds a booklet as he speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB422 DCAB422

January 21, 2021 at 5:08 pm

In first full day in office, Biden tackles multiple crises

President Joe Biden raced Thursday to show he was addressing the array of crises awaiting him on his first day in office, issuing executive orders...