World Sep 21, 2021

Biden’s vaccine booster and export plans collide at summit

The U.S. plan for boosters has angered nations where many people are still struggling to obtain a first shot.

World Jul 22, 2021

‘Ridiculous’: Vaccine myths cripple U.S. uptake as delta surges

Just as the Biden administration appeared on the verge of snuffing out COVID-19 in the U.S., a shadow pandemic of disinformation threatens to prolong the crisis.

World Jun 18, 2021

With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi

The world’s second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden’s meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.

World May 27, 2021

Biden renews COVID-19 origin probe that’s so far come up empty

After more than a year hunting for the pandemic’s mysterious origins, it’s unclear what new resources American spies may bring to the search.

World May 16, 2021

How the U.S. policy on masks went from science to secret to surprise

For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to U.S. President Joe Biden.

World May 7, 2021

Biden's vaccine-patent gambit turns up the heat on drugmakers

By supporting the World Trade Organization process, the U.S. president can satisfy progressives while engaging in talks on a waiver that may never reach consensus.

World May 4, 2021

White House backs Pfizer’s move to begin vaccine exports

Early U.S. production wasn’t subject to an export ban but was gobbled up entirely by the government, which used wartime powers to prioritize its orders.

World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021

Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice

Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd’s killing had "ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism."

World / Crime & Legal Jan 20, 2021

Trump pardons Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne, but not himself

U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to dozens of people on Wednesday, including his former strategist Steve Bannon, the rapper Lil Wayne and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in one of his final official acts as president. A list of pardons and commutations the White ...

World / Politics Jan 11, 2021

Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster

The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday’s mob at the Capitol.