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Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

Biden is the 46th president of the United States and was sworn in on January 20, 2021.

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Highlights

  1. Biden Cements TSMC Grant Before Trump Takes Over

    The White House is racing to finish grant agreements for chip manufacturers, but some of its biggest successes might be credited to the Trump administration.

     By Ana Swanson and Madeleine Ngo

    President Biden at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company site in Phoenix in 2022. TSMC is expected to receive at least $1 billion by the end of the year, officials said.
    President Biden at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company site in Phoenix in 2022. TSMC is expected to receive at least $1 billion by the end of the year, officials said.
    CreditAdriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

  2. President-Elect Wants Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

    The Republican Party secured control of the House, giving the G.O.P. a governing trifecta in Washington to enact Mr. Trump’s legislative agenda. Mr. Trump also confirmed that Senator Marco Rubio was his choice to be secretary of state and said he had offered Tulsi Gabbard the job of director of national intelligence.

     

    CreditEric Lee/The New York Times

    2. Biden Honors Veterans in Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery

      “This is the last time I will stand here at Arlington as commander in chief,” President Biden said in remembering service members who have served the country.

       By Michael D. Shear

      President Biden gave his remarks after laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
      President Biden gave his remarks after laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
      CreditTierney L. Cross for The New York Times

  1. Biden and Environmental Groups Try to Protect Climate Policies from Trump

    John Podesta, President Biden’s clean energy adviser, said agencies were racing to deliver money from the 2022 climate law before Donald Trump arrives.

     By Lisa Friedman

    President-elect Donald J. Trump has said he will roll back virtually all of the Biden administration’s climate policies.
    CreditBrittany Greeson for The New York Times

  2. Biden and Trump to Meet at White House on Wednesday

    President Biden extended the invitation to his former rival as part of a longstanding tradition to help ease the transition to a new administration.

     By Michael D. Shear

    President Biden on Thursday delivering remarks in the White House Rose Garden after Donald J. Trump was elected president for the second time.
    CreditAnna Rose Layden for The New York Times

  3. After G.O.P. Wins, Senate Democrats Eye Major Push to Confirm Biden Judges

    The loss of the White House and the Senate majority will end Democrats’ ability to fill judicial vacancies come January. They say they want to confirm as many as possible in the coming weeks.

     By Carl Hulse

    Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and majority leader who has prioritized judicial confirmations, indicated a willingness to devote significant floor time to seating more judges in the post-election session.
    CreditTierney L. Cross for The New York Times

  4. Pelosi Laments Biden’s Late Exit and the Lack of an ‘Open Primary’

    “Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” the former House speaker said in an interview with The New York Times, suggesting she had anticipated an “open primary.”

     By Reid J. Epstein

    Representative Nancy Pelosi of California worked behind the scenes to push President Biden from the race after his poor debate performance in June.
    CreditJamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

  5. Trump Win Shows Political Limits of Biden’s Industrial Policy Vision

    Long-term economic investments in domestic manufacturing were overshadowed by real-time anxiety over rent and grocery prices.

     By Alan Rappeport

    President Biden speaking about the election and his economic legacy at the White House Thursday.
    CreditAnna Rose Layden for The New York Times

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Kamala Harris

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  1. Nearly Half of California Voters Would Back Harris for Governor, Poll Shows

    A late-October survey in Vice President Kamala Harris’s home state showed strong Democratic backing if she ran in the 2026 race for governor. She has not said what she plans to do next.

     By Neil Vigdor

    Vice President Kamala Harris applauding staff members outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Tuesday. She made a strong showing in California in the presidential race.
    CreditTierney L. Cross for The New York Times

  2. Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They’re Bracing for Consequences.

    Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump’s victory, but not necessarily all the same kind.

     By Jonathan Weisman and Benjamin Oreskes

    Shawn Fain, right, the president of the United Automobile Workers and a prominent supporter of Kamala Harris, with the vice president in Wayne, Mich., in August.
    CreditBrittany Greeson for The New York Times

  3. Harris Had a Wall Street-Approved Economic Pitch. It Fell Flat.

    The vice president vacillated on how to talk about the economy, and ended up adopting marginal pro-business tweaks that both corporate and progressive allies agreed made for a muddled message.

     By Nicholas Nehamas and Andrew Duehren

    Vice President Kamala Harris last month in Madison, Wis. She struggled to strike a balance between competing visions for how to address the economic problems that voters repeatedly ranked as their top issue.
    CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times

  4. What’s Next for Kamala Harris? Here Are Six Options.

    Her friends, aides and political allies say it’s too soon for her to even contemplate her next career move. But the speculation has already begun.

     By Reid J. EpsteinKatie Rogers and Erica L. Green

    Vice President Kamala Harris will leave office in January at 60 years old, with an uncertain political future but plenty of options.
    CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times

  5. Election Highlights: Signs of Change Under Trump Start to Emerge

    Control of the House is still unclear, but President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party, which has already won a majority in the Senate, are expected to bring significant policy shifts to Congress and cases already before the Supreme Court.

     

    CreditHaiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Cabinet Appointments

  1. Hoping for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks, Pharma Faces Hostility

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.

     By Rebecca RobbinsChristina Jewett and Kate Kelly

    In Provo, Utah, a young adult received a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine made by Merck. About a fifth of the drug manufacturer’s revenue comes from two types of vaccines that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has targeted.
    CreditGeorge Frey/Getty Images

  2. This Election Is Also a Choice Between Two Visions of the Federal Courts

    Judges have vast influence over the biggest political questions. An analysis of President Biden and Donald J. Trump’s nominees found stark differences that could emerge again after November.

     By Mattathias Schwartz and June Kim

    President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump both understood the judiciary’s powerful sway over American life: Mr. Trump succeeded in naming more federal judges in a single term than any president since Jimmy Carter, and Mr. Biden is close behind.
    CreditTierney L. Cross for The New York Times

  3. Biden Mocks Trump’s ‘Concept of a Plan’ to Replace Obamacare

    During a visit to New Hampshire to discuss the cost of prescription drugs, President Biden warned that a second Trump presidency could lead millions of people to lose health care.

     By The Associated Press

    President Biden in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday. Democrats hope to make health care a defining issue in the final two weeks of the campaign.
    CreditEric Lee/The New York Times

  4. What Trump Has Said About Rates, and Why It Matters

    He has suggested that presidents should “have a say” on interest rates, though he later walked the comment back.

     By Jeanna Smialek

    Former President Donald J. Trump speaking at a news conference in California last week.
    CreditJenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times

  5. Kamala Harris Hires Top Obama Advisers, Building Out Campaign

    David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s first presidential bid, is among the new senior staff announced on Friday, along with veterans of both Obama campaigns as well as Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run.

     By Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein

    David Plouffe in New York in 2020.
    CreditJohn Lamparski/Getty Images

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  3. Thousands Stream Homeward as Fragile Peace Begins in Lebanon

    The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah began on Wednesday, but much hardship and uncertainty lie ahead after a yearlong war that killed thousands and left widespread destruction in Lebanon.

    By Euan Ward, Ben Hubbard, Aaron Boxerman and Richard Pérez-Peña

     
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