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As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Biden Is Set To Explain What Happens Now
President Biden will address the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan at a moment when the Taliban are gaining power and threatening the Afghan government.
Biden Won’t Reverse All Of Trump’s Foreign Policy. Here’s What He’ll Keep
President Biden’s Iran policy is significantly different from that of his predecessor. But there are some things started by former President Donald Trump that Biden plans to build on.
Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Soldiers
Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender soldiers in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the order.
In Historic Pick, Joe Biden Taps Kamala Harris To Be His Running Mate
The selection will make Harris just the third woman — and first African American — to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.
Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Nomination, While Gaining Steam Against Trump
The candidate has started to reemerge on the campaign trail. His response to and the administration’s handling of the coronavirus and protests over racial injustice seem to help him in the polls.
Bernie Sanders Is Suspending His Presidential Campaign
The Vermont senator is exiting the 2020 race, bowing to the commanding delegate lead former Vice President Joe Biden has established.
‘She Touched Their Lives’: Friends, Family Gather To Remember Cokie Roberts
The veteran journalist, who died on Tuesday at 75, was one of NPR’s “Founding Mothers.” Roberts’ funeral is being held Saturday morning at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
The Political News Didn’t Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here’s What You Missed
Over the long weekend, President Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the border.