Toluse Olorunnipa
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Modi visits the White House for state visit full of pomp and policy
The Indian premier is only the third world leader to be honored by a state visit under President Biden, as the United States seeks to bolster ties with an eye toward China. → Read More
Sidestepping crisis, Biden and McCarthy claim victory in debt deal
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced enormous peril from the default standoff. But they seem to be coming out ahead. → Read More
In debt deal, centrists push back against those on the fringes
Hardliners were vocal in the lead-up to the debt deal. But the final product shows the ongoing power of the center. → Read More
Debt ceiling crisis forces Biden to wrestle with limits on his power
Liberals want the president to blow past the debt limit on his own. The White House is not sure it can, or should. → Read More
Biden calls white supremacy greatest terrorism threat as 2024 race heats up
In his commencement address at Howard University, President Biden says U.S. history “has not always been a fairy tale” and urges unity against racism and white supremacy. → Read More
On presidential records, the rules are clear. The oversight is not.
The Trump and Biden classified papers raise questions about how secrets are handled at a presidency’s end. The answer: The rules are clear, enforcement less so. → Read More
Hitting back at Trump, Biden gears up for more clashes with GOP
The president is responding faster to heated statements by Trump and other Republicans. → Read More
Zelensky’s visit yields remarkable moment for two presidents
Zelensky left his war-battered country for the first time. Biden marked his efforts to renew U.S. leadership. Wednesday' visit was a remarkable moment for two presidents. → Read More
Biden’s closing argument: Republicans would trash the economy
Democrats for months boasted of their economic wins. Now their argument is starker — the GOP would ruin the economy and gut Social Security and Medicare. → Read More
Biden, DeSantis meet in Florida, pledging bipartisanship on Ian relief
The president and the governor, potential opponents in the 2024 presidential campaign, put politics aside during the trip, instead focusing on the urgent matter of recovery from Hurricane Ian. → Read More
Biden, in London, honors the queen and avoids diplomatic disputes
President Biden met with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss as well as King Charles III while in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth. → Read More
Chauvin defense team attempts to put George Floyd’s drug addiction on the stand
Defense attorney Eric Nelson faces the complex and delicate task of cross-examining a deceased man’s drug abuse. → Read More
In George Floyd’s old neighborhood, Biden’s war on poverty faces a crucial test
Whether the largest antipoverty effort in a generation produces lasting change or becomes a cautionary tale about the limits of governmental largesse will play out in communities such as Cuney Homes. → Read More
Trump’s election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting
Donald Trump’s claims that the election was stolen have forced local, state and federal agencies to spend millions enhancing security, fending off lawsuits and repairing property damage. The costs are mounting daily. → Read More
Trump upends GOP’s renewed focus on deficits, splitting party with push for $2,000 checks
Republican lawmakers are torn between fealty to Trump and a desire to reestablish their small-government orthodoxy ahead of Biden’s presidency. → Read More
Republicans lob accusations of elitism at ‘Middle Class Joe’ — a sign of the upended politics of populism
The burgeoning dynamic underscores how Trumpism is likely to animate the nation’s politics even after a billionaire president is replaced by Biden in the White House. → Read More
Disarray and defeats mark post-election period as Trump struggles to govern and fails to change vote results
As he has embraced denial about his election loss and the surging coronavirus crisis, the concluding weeks of his presidency have been marked by rudderless and haphazard governance. → Read More
Biden inches closer to presidential victory as Trump’s chances of victory fade
As Biden made plans to address the nation, Trump and his campaign continued to make unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud while disputing the election results in multiple states where he was losing. → Read More
As Election Day nears, Trump ponders becoming one thing he so despises: A loser
In unscripted remarks, the president laments a potential defeat and complains about the pandemic’s impact on his political fortunes. → Read More
Trump returns to public campaigning, falsely claiming that the virus that infected him is ‘disappearing’
After being confined to the White House and hospital since Oct. 1, the president is scheduled to begin a frenetic stretch of rallies up through Election Day. It remains unclear how he will do so safely as the coronavirus rages nationwide. → Read More