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.

World Jan 10, 2021

Trump chaos peaks: First ‘I need 11,000 votes,’ then a riot

A seven-day stretch that began with a call demanding Georgia officials help overturn the state’s election crescendoed with him inciting a mob toward the nation’s Capitol.

World Dec 20, 2020

Biden calls climate change ‘existential threat of our time’

Biden on Saturday introduced key members of the team he is assembling to fulfill his pledge to combat climate change.

World / Politics Nov 29, 2020

Trump comes to grips with his loss while fundraising off outcry

U.S. President Donald Trump is aware his fight to overturn the election is winding down, according to people familiar with the matter, but he isn’t ready to end the effort as he fundraises off the furor, directing much of the proceeds to his political ...