Michael D. Shear

July 9, 2021 at 5:01 am

In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives VIEW

President Joe Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan on Thursday, asserting that the United States can no longer afford...

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President Joe Biden holds a protective mask while speaking during an event on his administration’s COVID-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Al Drago/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS) 20924852W 20924852W

July 6, 2021 at 5:35 pm

Who’s that at the door? Biden makes new push for vaccinations, but experts want more

Faced with a steep decline in vaccination rates, President Joe Biden said his administration would send people door to door, set up clinics at workplaces...

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June 26, 2021 at 12:42 pm

Biden’s push for equity in government hits legal, political roadblocks

WASHINGTON — Since taking office, President Joe Biden has promised to put racial equity at the center of everything he does, pledging in an executive...

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June 16, 2021 at 4:34 pm

Biden and Putin Express Desire for Better Relations at Summit Shaped by Disputes

GENEVA — A highly anticipated first summit meeting between President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin of Russia ended early on Wednesday and was described...

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June 11, 2021 at 6:41 pm

G-7 summit heralds return of in-person diplomacy

PLYMOUTH, England — Call it the much-welcomed death of Zoom diplomacy. President Joe Biden and six leaders from the world’s richest nations are meeting —...

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A cicada nymph moves in the grass, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Frederick, Md. Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground. There are many broods of periodic cicadas that appear on rigid schedules in different years, but this is one of the largest and most noticeable. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) NY731 NY731

June 8, 2021 at 9:34 pm

Cicadas took on Biden’s press plane. They won.

White House travel officials delivered news of the insect malfunction to reporters, along with assurances that a new plane was headed to Washington from New...

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June 1, 2021 at 2:45 pm

Biden Visits Site of Tulsa Massacre a Century Later

A century after a white mob destroyed a vibrant African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, torching hundreds of homes and indiscriminately shooting people in the...

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FILE — President Joe Biden speaks to reporters at the White House on May 4, 2021. On policy issues, Biden takes days or weeks to make up his mind as he examines and second-guesses himself and others. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT22 XNYT22

May 14, 2021 at 12:14 pm