Joe Biden

Briefing

When presidents get primaried

Joe Biden may face a challenge. Here's how his predecessors fared.

Latest

Kevin McCarthy speaks with a crowd of reporters

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Behind the scenes

McCarthy's last-minute debt ceiling drama

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Briefing

Biden's reelection calculus

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire

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Behind the scenes

The risks and rewards of retail politics

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Art of the Deal

What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit

President Biden (R) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Negotiations Complete

White House, Republicans reach tentative debt ceiling deal

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Briefing

Will America ban TikTok?

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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third time's a charm?

Biden and McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling negotiations

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Helping Ukraine

Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine

The former Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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Briefing

SCOTUS eyes a Trump hotel

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In depth

4 solutions to the debt limit problem

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Behind the scenes

The debt ceiling fight by the numbers

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Briefing

Why the end of Title 42 could mean immigration 'chaos'

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Talking point

Biden's border playbook

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A Lotta Laughs

Biden, Roy Wood Jr. serve up laughs at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Talking point

Will RFK Jr.'s campaign hurt Biden, or help him?

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Closer to Home

U.S. to open migrant processing centers in Latin America to ease border crunch

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Briefing

Does Biden's age matter?

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In depth

Biden's first-term wins and losses

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Briefing

Joe Biden's 2024 presidential plans

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Noted

Biden officially launches re-election campaign

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Talking point

Biden is running. Are Democrats excited?

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Talking point

Why the DNC chose Chicago

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Today's big question

Will Biden's big EV push work?

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Behind the scenes

What is Biden waiting for?

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End of an era

Biden signs legislation ending COVID-19 national emergency

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Briefing

Why did Biden auction off the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling?

Advocates for Castner Range National Monument near El Paso

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Public Domain

Biden to create 2 new national monuments in Texas and Nevada

President Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 18, 2023

A screen shows a timed out error on the CBP One asylum app

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Briefing

An app for seeking asylum?

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Briefing

The Willow Project controversy, explained

An illustration of Biden signing an executive action and surrounded by imagery of bullets and gun protesters

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Today's big question

Can Biden curb gun violence?

An artist's concept of the next Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8.

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Flying Presidential

Biden keeps current color scheme for next Air Force One after scrapping Trump design

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Where they stand

President Biden's shifting views on immigration

An illustrated image of President Biden at the lectern holding defibrillator paddles

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Today's big question

Can Biden save Medicare?

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Briefing

A guide to Biden's student loan forgiveness program