Biden proves tough target for Republicans, who turn to culture wars instead

Joe Biden

Published
March 9, 2021

Biden proves tough target for Republicans, who turn to culture wars instead

Additionally, Republican efforts to combat the Democratic president have been slowed by the civil war in its own ranks as the party grapples with its direction in Trump’s persistent shadow.
Published
March 4, 2021

By slimmest of margins, Senate votes to take up $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill

The Senate’s 51-50 vote to start debating the package, with Vice President Kamala Harris pushing Democrats over the top, underscores how they are navigating the package through Congress with virtually no margin for error.
Published
March 4, 2021

Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

The pandemic is driving the crush of legislative action, but so are the still-raw emotions from the U.S. Capitol siege as well as the hard lessons of the last time Democrats had the sweep of party control of Washington.
Published
March 2, 2021

Neera Tanden withdraws as Biden’s budget nominee after her tweets draw criticism

Among those opposed to Tanden, a domestic policy expert who helped author the Affordable Care Act, was U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
Published
February 25, 2021

Biden marks 50 million vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

The moment came days after the nation reached the devastating milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths.

Published
February 22, 2021

Biden mourns 500,000 victims of pandemic, balancing nation’s grief and hope

A president whose life has been marked by family tragedy speaks in deeply personal terms as he tries to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed.
Published
February 19, 2021

Biden declares ‘America is back’ in welcome words to global allies

During an international address, the president says goals of salvaging the Iran nuclear deal, meeting economic and security challenges posed by China and Russia and repairing the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic would require close cooperation between the U.S. and its Western allies.
Published
February 16, 2021

Biden optimistic on reopening of elementary schools

Joe Biden is making his first official trip outside the nation’s capital as president as he tries to refocus Congress and build public support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Published
February 1, 2021

Collins calls meeting with Biden on stimulus plan ‘very useful,’ but no agreement reached

Maine's senior senator heads a group of 10 Republicans that is promoting a $618 billion relief package, less than one-third of what the president has proposed.
Published
February 1, 2021

Mainer helped give Biden campaign its winning look

Fairfield native Robyn Kanner was senior creative adviser to Joe Biden in his successful bid for president, helping to shape the look of logos, signs, stages, social media and more.