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President Biden will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House — but their meeting will be virtual due to COVID-19 constraints.

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  • Politics

Biden Welcomes Canada's Trudeau (Virtually) To White House For 1st Meeting

President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't be able to meet in person because of COVID-19 constraints. But the White House is trying to simulate the experience.

February 23, 2021
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
President Biden said the attack on the Capitol "has reminded us that democracy is fragile." Above, Biden speaks during a visit Thursday to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

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  • Politics

Biden On Trump Acquittal: 'The Substance Of The Charge Is Not In Dispute'

President Biden said that "even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty'."

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
A Salvadoran girl sits inside a camp for asylum-seekers on Sunday in Matamoros, Mexico, where some 600 people who left Central America have been waiting for immigration court hearings.

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  • Politics

Biden Team Unveils New Asylum System To Replace Trump's 'Remain In Mexico'

President Biden has called his predecessor's "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum-seekers "inhumane." Next week, a new program begins, but details are still being worked out.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Alana Wise
President Biden, meeting with business leaders about the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package on Tuesday, said he is not watching the Senate impeachment trial of his predecessor.

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  • Politics

As Trump Impeachment Trial Heats Up, Biden Steers Clear

President Biden continued his hands-off approach to the impeachment trial of his predecessor. Asked whether he would watch the trial, Biden said: "I am not."

February 09, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
President Biden meets with House Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss coronavirus relief legislation.

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  • Analysis

Biden, Democrats Prepare To Go It Alone, Believing Most Of Country Is On Their Side

The president is not waiting around for Republicans to come around to his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. "We can't do too much here. We can do too little," Biden said Friday.

February 07, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
During the marathon Senate session on Thursday into Friday, Vice President Harris had to cast her first tiebreaking vote in the divided Senate.

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  • Politics

Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package

Congressional committees now move to the next stage of finalizing the details of President Biden's $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats are using a process that can pass the legislation on a party-line vote.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Cedric Richmond, seen here in a file photo, says the White House sees bipartisan support for the sprawling COVID-19 relief package — despite what Republicans in Congress are saying.

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  • Politics

White House Looks Outside Washington For Republicans Who Back COVID-19 Aid Plan

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
A reinforced section of the U.S.-Mexico border fencing seen in eastern Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Jan. 20. President Biden signed an executive action and has halted construction of the massive wall for 60 days.

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  • National

With Border Wall Construction Finally On Hold, Activists Worry About What's Next

While border wall opponents are celebrating, they also say the fight may not be over. Environmental activists want wildlife corridors restored; others oppose security measure like cameras and drones.

February 01, 2021
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  • John Burnett
President Biden pauses while speaking after signing an executive order related to manufacturing, at the White House on Monday. Biden is off to a fast start but is running into resistance in Congress.

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  • Analysis

Despite Setting A New Tone, Biden Faces Tough Decision On Dealing With Congress

The president is pledging "unity," but the word means different things to different people. For him, it appears to be about tone, not necessarily direction.

January 30, 2021
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  • Mara Liasson
Jake Sullivan, President Biden's national security adviser, says there are some foreign policy initiatives the Trump administration started that the new White House will build on.

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  • Politics

Biden Won't Reverse All Of Trump's Foreign Policy. Here's What He'll Keep

President Biden's Iran policy is significantly different from that of his predecessor. But there are some things started by former President Donald Trump that Biden plans to build on.

January 30, 2021
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  • Scott Detrow
President Biden speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • National

With Biden Team Focused On Other Crises, Experts Say Drug Epidemic Is Exploding

The Biden administration had Day 1 plans for the pandemic, economy and climate change. Experts say they haven't yet seen that same focus on the addiction crisis, which is killing 220 people a day.

January 29, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Then-Vice President Biden, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, in 2016.

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  • Middle East

Biden Administration Restores Aid To Palestinians, Reversing Trump Policy

The acting U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announced a renewed commitment to the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a resumption of U.S. contact with Palestinian leaders.

January 27, 2021
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  • Mark Katkov
Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration.

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  • Religion

Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean

President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.

January 24, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

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  • Analysis

6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President-elect Joe Biden, seen here speaking about national security last month, plans to make good on an election promise to send Congress an immigration bill on Day 1.

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  • Politics

On Immigration, Biden Goes Big In Opening Bid To Congress

Biden will send Congress a proposal that would protect millions of people from deportation, marking a dramatic turn from President Trump's hardline immigration tack.

January 20, 2021
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  • Franco Ordoñez
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