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Biden administration

Reporting on the administration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden.

No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal

By Jonathan Guyer@mideastXmidwest Aug 15, 2022, 6:30am EDT

Who’s to blame for Afghanistan’s tragedy? Everyone.

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By German Lopez@germanrlopez Jan 21, 2021, 6:00pm EST

President Joe Biden has promised a lot of policy action in his first 100 days. This is how you can keep up.

The CHIPS Act won’t solve the chip shortage

By Rebecca Heilweil Jul 27, 2022, 2:10pm EDT

The US is betting billions to spur semiconductor manufacturing.

President Biden just tested positive for Covid-19. What happens now?

By Dylan Scott and Li Zhou Updated Jul 21, 2022, 3:22pm EDT

A number of senior US government officials have tested positive in recent months. The president is the latest.

Biden’s dismal poll numbers, explained in 9 charts

By Li Zhou July 21

Congress failed on climate. What can Biden do now?

By Rebecca Leber July 20

What Biden wanted in the Middle East — and what he actually got

By Jonathan Guyer July 19

Biden sought to end endless wars. So what’s the military doing in Somalia?

By Jonathan Guyer July 18

Biden arrives in a Saudi Arabia where human rights violations go far beyond Khashoggi’s murder

By Jonathan Guyer July 15

Biden says he wants a two-state solution. Why is he silent on Israeli settlements?

By Jonathan Guyer July 14

The limitations of Joe Biden’s executive order on abortion

By Li Zhou July 8

The fight against inflation starts at sea

By Rebecca Heilweil July 5

Another 50 migrant deaths and an ever-climbing body count on the border

By Nicole Narea June 28

What Biden wants to achieve in Europe — and whether he’ll get it

By Jonathan Guyer June 27

Biden distanced himself from Saudi Arabia — until gas prices got bad

By Jonathan Guyer June 21

Why Biden’s off-the-cuff comment about defending Taiwan matters

By Jonathan Guyer May 23

Title 42, the controversial Trump-era border policy, explained

By Nicole Narea May 20

What Biden’s approach to Asia misses

By Jonathan Guyer May 20

Biden’s 3 choices on student loans

By Christian Paz May 17

The staggering amount of US military aid to Ukraine, explained in one chart

By Jonathan Guyer May 17

The government detectives and private eyes of the bitcoin age

By Rebecca Heilweil May 11

Biden can’t do much about abortion rights, but here’s what he could try

By Li Zhou May 6

Can the expanded child tax credit come back from the dead?

By Rachel M. Cohen April 29

How to use Apple’s new repair program

By Rebecca Heilweil April 27

Biden’s support among Gen Z and millennials is collapsing. Why?

By Christian Paz April 27

Will new weapons shipments change the war for Ukraine?

By Ellen Ioanes April 17

The Democratic revolt over Biden’s border policy

By Nicole Narea April 8

The Biden administration is ending a controversial border policy

By Nicole Narea April 2

What Biden is really saying in his new budget

By Li Zhou March 28

NATO was in crisis. Putin’s war made it even more powerful.

By Jonathan Guyer March 25

Why some crypto fans are praising Joe Biden

By Rebecca Heilweil March 9

The needlessly complicated Supreme Court fight over whether Navy SEALs have to obey orders

By Ian Millhiser March 8

You can now order more free Covid-19 rapid tests from Biden’s program

By Rebecca Heilweil March 7

The US took a key first step in welcoming Ukrainian refugees

By Nicole Narea March 4

Calls for a new global unity and an old domestic agenda

By Jonathan Guyer, Andrew Prokop, and 4 more March 1

Immigrants could help the US labor shortage — if the government would let them

By Nicole Narea February 16

Honduras’s new president could help Biden on migration, if she can survive a political crisis

By Nicole Narea February 2

Migrants in Mexico are on their own against omicron

By Nicole Narea January 30

Stephen Breyer’s retirement puts the spotlight on Joe Manchin — again

By Andrew Prokop January 26

What you need to know about Biden’s 400 million mask plan

By Muizz Akhtar January 25

Biden is defending key Trump immigration policies in court

By Nicole Narea January 25

Biden promised a harder line on Saudi Arabia. Why can’t he deliver?

By Jonathan Guyer January 23

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate

By Rebecca Leber January 21

The voting rights push in Congress is over. The fight for democracy isn’t.

By Zack Beauchamp January 20