Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Washington Post
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One-year mark of Ukraine invasion looms large over Biden’s Poland trip
Biden heads to Poland as the White House tries to shore up the alliance backing Ukraine while warning Kyiv that now is its best chance to turn the tide of war. → Read More
Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, Harris declares
Speaking before the Munich Security Conference, Harris said that the world has a humanitarian and strategic interest in continued support of Ukraine → Read More
Some Democrats are worried about Harris’s political prospects
In interviews, more than a dozen Democratic leaders and activists expressed misgivings about Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic Party. → Read More
Biden announces oil release, hoping to calm prices as midterms near
President Biden released 15 million more barrels from the U.S. petroleum reserve. The move was criticized by Republicans, but Biden hopes it will stabilize gas prices as the midterms near. → Read More
Are Democrats squandering a chance in Cheri Beasley’s N.C. Senate race?
Democrat Cheri Beasley has outraised Ted Budd in her Senate bid in North Carolina, but supporters say national GOP spending in the state is drowning her out. → Read More
Herschel Walker’s struggles show GOP’s deeper challenge in Georgia
Herschel Walker's struggles and embarrassments have grabbed headlines. But they show the GOP's deeper problem with an increasingly diverse, urban Georgia. → Read More
Biden says hate-fueled violence ‘cannot be the story of our time’
Biden delivers a speech decrying the outbreak of violence based on racism and other bigotry. Civil Rights activists say his actions haven't always matched his soaring words. → Read More
Harris to meet with Democratic legislators from antiabortion states
Harris, set to take a leading role on abortion rights, has already met with advocates, doctors, nurses and attorneys general about abortion access. → Read More
Mexico’s president snubs Biden’s invitation to summit
López Obrador says he will not attend this week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because Biden is not inviting Cuba, Venezuela or Nicaragua. → Read More
Two years after Floyd’s death, little movement on police reform in Washington
Biden was an outspoken supporter of the racial justice movement that arose after George Floyd died. Now he often speaks more about the need to fund and bolster the police. → Read More
In Wisconsin, a complex debate on crime foreshadows a midterm fight
Wisconsin, a swing state with crucial midterm races, is home to a fiery debate over crime, policing and racial justice. → Read More
Biden to nominate Dettelbach to head ATF, crack down on ‘ghost guns’
The White House hopes former U.S. prosecutor Steve Dettelbach will be a noncontroversial nominee for the post, months after a previous nominee was withdrawn over bipartisan opposition. → Read More
Jackson, after a tough confirmation, celebrates at White House
A day after her historic confirmation vote in the Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson joins President Biden in the Rose Garden for an event featuring several of her future colleagues on the Supreme Court. → Read More
Jackson’s ascent highlights Biden’s complex record on race
The president has elevated myriad Black officials and pioneers like Ketanji Brown Jackson. But he has struggled to enact voting protections and police reforms. → Read More
Harris meeting with Polish president is complicated by surprise proposal on jets
Harris is visiting Poland and Romania amid Ukraine war to reassure allies worried they might be next in Russia’s crosshairs. Warsaw's eagerness to provide planes to fight in Ukraine -- an idea the U.S. opposes -- has suddenly made the diplomatic mission more sensitive. → Read More
Biden makes his midterm message clear: ‘Fund the police’
While some Republicans applauded the president’s blunt proclamation, many activists mourned its deeper message. → Read More
The state of the union, according to President Biden’s worried supporters
Even among those who — reluctantly or enthusiastically — voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, there is growing worry that things are not going as they’d hoped. → Read More
Trump and allies try to redefine racism by casting White men as victims
Trump is helping to push a diverging definition of racism that reflects deep and often partisan divisions about what, if anything, needs to be done to produce a more equitable America. → Read More
Biden vowed to do more for Black Americans. Some say it’s already too late.
Black voters lament another trip on a familiar carousel: a politician promises them a seat at the table but doesn't provide it. → Read More
Today’s news conference is a rare event for Biden
Biden has held only one formal news conference as president before today. The limited nature of his press events raise the stakes for occasions like this one. → Read More