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Joe Biden

Vox's home for coverage of President Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.

25 Updates

What you need to know about the debt ceiling deal

By Vox Staff

World Politics

The high-stakes debate over how the US defines “antisemitism”

By Jonathan Guyer

Politics

Why progressives want Joe Biden to consider going it alone on the debt ceiling

By Li Zhou

Did Biden screw up his debt ceiling strategy?

By Andrew Prokop May 22

Why immigration policy is so inhumane

By Kelsey Piper May 21

9 questions about Biden’s border policy, answered

By Nicole Narea May 16

The overlooked Republican faction that could decide debt ceiling negotiations

By Ben Jacobs May 16

4 winners and 1 loser in the EPA’s historic move to limit power plant pollution

By Rebecca Leber May 13

The seismic consequences of ending Title 42

By Nicole Narea May 12

Biden has started spending talks with Republicans before they’ve released the debt ceiling hostage

By Andrew Prokop May 10

What everyone wants going into Tuesday’s big debt ceiling showdown

By Li Zhou May 9

The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden’s climate policies

By Dylan Matthews May 9

The White House may finally get airlines to pay you for hellish delays

By Li Zhou May 8

Biden’s plan to win back Latino voters is built off his 2020 mistakes

By Christian Paz May 4

Why Biden is deploying more troops to the southern border

By Nicole Narea May 3

Why Joe Biden won’t negotiate on the debt ceiling

By Dylan Matthews May 2

What comes next in the debt ceiling showdown

By Li Zhou May 1

The “Dark Brandon” meme — and why the Biden campaign has embraced it — explained

By Aja Romano May 1

The secret delegate battle that will decide the 2024 Republican nominee

By Ben Jacobs May 1

Will there be any presidential debates in 2024?

By Nicole Narea April 27

Joe Biden has been pretty productive. That doesn’t mean he’s popular.

By Li Zhou April 25

Joe Biden is pretty good at being president. He should run again.

By Dylan Matthews April 25

Is Biden a strong nominee for 2024 — or is that malarkey?

By Andrew Prokop April 25

The quiet radicalism of Joe Biden’s presidency

By Christian Paz April 25

Biden’s long-awaited plan to give health care to Dreamers, explained

By Nicole Narea April 14

How Democrats plan to fight abortion pill restrictions

By Nicole Narea April 10

Joe Biden’s newest primary challenger is an anti-vaxxer Kennedy scion

By Ben Jacobs April 6

Joe Biden’s first veto takes on Republicans’ war on “woke capitalism”

By Li Zhou March 20

Biden just broke a big climate promise

By Rebecca Leber March 14

The real message of Biden’s budget

By Rachel M. Cohen March 9

Biden’s budget goes all in on protecting Medicare. Just how much danger is it in?

By Dylan Scott March 9

Congress’s attempt to overturn a crime law makes the case for DC statehood

By Li Zhou March 7

The big, neglected problem that should be Biden’s top priority

By Rachel M. Cohen March 1

How Ukraine could become America’s next forever war

By Jonathan Guyer February 24

How Biden came to embrace Trumpian border policies

By Nicole Narea February 22

Why isn’t Joe Biden getting credit for the economic recovery?

By Christian Paz February 21

Would better regulations and equipment mandates have prevented the Ohio rail disaster?

By Jariel Arvin February 18

Biden finally makes a case for Democrats that doesn’t involve Trump

By Christian Paz February 10

Why Republicans heckled Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech

By Ben Jacobs February 8

7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

By Nicole Narea, Christian Paz, and 4 more February 7

6 Updates

Biden’s State of the Union 2023: Full coverage and highlights

By Vox Staff February 7

The State of the Union is an opportunity for Biden to be more vocal on police reform

By Li Zhou February 7

The State of the Union address's history, explained

By Andrew Prokop February 6