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President Joe Biden

Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Highlights

  1. News ANALYSIS

    A Late Play by the Biden Campaign: Running Out the Clock

    Time is on President Biden’s side. Every day that he defies pressure to end his re-election campaign, replacing him becomes harder for Democrats.

     By Adam Nagourney and

    The prospect of weeks of Democratic infighting over how to replace President Biden at the top of the ticket may start to look worse to the party than rallying behind him.
    CreditHaiyun Jiang for The New York Times
  1. Election Updates: Biden Faces More Calls to Drop Out as Allies Remain Uneasy

    George Clooney, a Biden fund-raiser, and Representatives Pat Ryan of New York and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon said President Biden should step aside. Peter Welch of Vermont became the first Democratic senator to publicly make the call. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and a longtime ally, said he must decide soon.

     

    CreditEric Lee/The New York Times
  2. On Capitol Hill, Democrats Panic About Biden but Do Nothing

    The president has yet to do what many Democrats said he must to show he is up to remaining in the race. But so far, they have thrown up their hands, doing nothing to nudge him aside.

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    “This week is going to be absolutely critical; I think the president needs to do more,” said Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut.
    CreditCheriss May for The New York Times
    News Analysis
  3. What to Watch for at the NATO Summit This Week

    All eyes are on President Biden, but looming over the meeting is the possibility that Vladimir Putin might pull a stunt to disrupt the gathering.

     By Michael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and

    President Biden will meet with NATO leaders on Tuesday on the alliance’s 75th anniversary in Washington.
    CreditJamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times
  4. She’s Keeping Biden on Track as Democrats Try to Derail Him

    Jennifer O’Malley Dillon is driving the president’s campaign forward as he fends off Democratic critics. “She doesn’t have any doubt,” said Ron Klain, the former White House chief of staff.

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    Jen O’Malley Dillon on a trip to Warsaw in 2023, when she still worked as a top White House aide to President Biden. Early this year, she became the functional leader of his campaign.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
  5. After Propelling Biden in 2020, Black Women Aren’t Eager to Abandon Him Now

    Leaders of the Democratic Party’s most loyal voting bloc have expressed frustration with the calls for President Biden to step aside, mindful of undermining Vice President Kamala Harris.

     By Maya King and

    A Biden rally in Philadelphia in May. Black Democratic women are President Biden’s most consistent voters.
    CreditYuri Gripas for The New York Times

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Coronavirus

  1. Fact-Checking Biden’s ABC Interview

    The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.

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    In the interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, President Biden downplayed polls showing him falling farther behind former President Donald J. Trump.
    CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times
  2. Student Loan Borrowers Owe $1.6 Trillion. Nearly Half Aren’t Paying.

    Millions of people are overdue on their federal loans or still have them paused — and court rulings keep upending collection efforts.

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    Travis Wattles is willing to make payments on his loan, but his account has been in forbearance because his servicer has been unable to determine what his monthly bill should be.
    CreditWilliam DeShazer for The New York Times
  3. This Is the First Presidential Debate Without an In-Person Audience Since 1960

    John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were the last presidential candidates to debate with no live audience during a general election.

     By

    The last time that both major party candidates appeared on a closed set was in 1960, for a debate between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
    CreditAssociated Press
  4. Biden’s Stimulus Juiced the Economy, but Its Political Effects Are Muddled

    Some voters blame the American Rescue Plan for fueling price increases. But the growth it unleashed may be helping the president stay more popular than counterparts in Europe.

     By Jim Tankersley and

    When President Biden signed the stimulus plan into law in 2021, his aides were confident that it would help accelerate the nation’s recovery from the pandemic recession.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
  5. The One Thing Voters Remember About Trump

    We asked voters for the one thing they remembered most about the Trump era. Few of them cited major events like the pandemic and Jan. 6.

     By Christine Zhang, Sean Catangui and

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Kamala Harris

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  1. The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris

    Vice President Kamala Harris has spent the past year trying to quiet her doubters. Now, with President Biden’s candidacy on the line, Democrats are assessing whether she is up to being the nominee.

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    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
  2. Kamala Harris Jabs at Trump and Avoids Talk of Biden Dropping Out

    On Saturday, in an appearance in New Orleans, Vice President Harris spoke of her biography and the Biden administration’s achievements, while jabbing at former President Donald J. Trump.

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    Vice President Kamala Harris at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on Saturday.
    CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times
  3. In Her Crisp Defense of Biden, Harris Builds a Case for Herself

    Vice President Kamala Harris tried to calm Democratic fears as her allies wondered what could be next for her.

     By Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and

    Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of her vice presidency struggling to distinguish herself in a role that is by definition a supporting one.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
  4. Kamala Harris Courts Union Members, an Up-for-Grabs Group of Voters

    Speaking in Philadelphia to supportive members of a major labor union, the vice president sought to draw a sharp contrast with Donald Trump and build support with a bloc of crucial voters.

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    Vice President Kamala Harris has been on the road frequently to try to build support among key groups of Democratic voters.
    CreditMorry Gash/Associated Press
  5. In Florida, Trump Teases V.P. Pick and Steps Up Attacks on Kamala Harris

    Donald Trump stayed out of the spotlight as President Biden was besieged by Democratic doubts, but he returned to the trail Tuesday to revel in the chaos with an insult- and falsehood-laden speech.

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    Former President Donald J. Trump at his rally on Tuesday in Florida spent a significant amount of time attacking Vice President Kamala Harris, considered by many to be President Biden’s likeliest successor should he step aside.
    CreditScott McIntyre for The New York Times

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Cabinet Appointments

  1. Biden Nears Pick for Next F.D.I.C. Chair

    The front-runner for the bank regulatory job is Christy Goldsmith Romero, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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    Christy Goldsmith Romero is the front-runner to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    CreditValerie Plesch/Bloomberg
  2. Biden Will Choose a New Leader for Bank Regulator With ‘Toxic’ Culture

    Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said he would step down once the Senate confirmed a successor.

     By

    Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, testified before the Senate last week.
    CreditKevin Dietsch/Getty Images
  3. How Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China

    The president has proposed new barriers to electric vehicles, steel and other goods.

     By Sabrina Tavernise, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Sydney Harper, Luke Vander Ploeg, M.J. Davis Lin, Brendan Klinkenberg, Lisa Chow, Diane Wong, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and

    Electric cars for export stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, China, in Jiangsu Province.
    CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images
  4. Leader of Federal Student Aid Office Steps Down After College Admissions Crisis

    During Richard Cordray’s tenure at the agency, the botched rollout of the new FAFSA upended the college admissions process.

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    Richard Cordray, the former leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in 2018. He has led the Federal Student Aid office since 2021.
    CreditAllison Farrand for The New York Times
  5. Opposition to Muslim Judicial Nominee Leaves Biden With a Tough Choice

    Adeel Mangi would be the first Muslim American to be a federal appeals court judge, but has faced vitriolic attacks from the G.O.P. The president could run out of time to fill the seat.

     By

    Adeel Mangi’s nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee in January on a party-line vote after a brutal December hearing.
    CreditGraeme Sloan/Sipa, via Associated Press
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    President Biden, Voters Want Change

    Election results in Britain and France show that voters can get behind liberal candidates as long as they’re fresh faces.

    By Nicholas Kristof

     
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  6. Harris Sharpens Her Attacks on Trump

    The vice president told a crowd of roughly 20,000 in Dallas that former President Donald J. Trump had said he would terminate the Constitution in a second term.

    By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

     
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  22. The Democrats’ Unhappy Indecision

    Many seem to be falling in line behind President Biden even as polling showed his campaign to be in trouble.

    By David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick

     
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  27. Guest Essay

    Trump 2025 Is Coming Into View

    In the case of the former president, it is far more dangerous to underestimate than to overestimate his capacity to wreak havoc.

    By Thomas B. Edsall

     
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  36. A Fine Joe-mance

    Inside the MSNBC safe space that President Biden turned to this week.

    By Michael M. Grynbaum

     
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    Stay or Go? The Biden Storm Rages.

    Readers lament and support the president’s refusal to heed calls to step aside. Also: Televised therapy; Supreme Court rulings.

     
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