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Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Lancaster Airport on November 3, 2024 in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
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What new research tells us about how Trump won in 2024
President Donald J. Trump, flanked by Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday, March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Trump Justice Department not expected to appoint outsider as special counsel, source says
Former President Joe Biden receives a plaque for signing the Juneteenth holiday into law during a Juneteenth event at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Biden shares message of unity and action during Juneteenth celebration at historic Black church
President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing a series of bills related to California’s vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 12 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump raises a fist as he steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Calgary International Airport, before the start of the G7 summit, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 15.
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As Trump shatters ethics norms with a Qatari jet and a $499 smartphone, experts lament Biden’s ‘failure’ to pass reforms

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Former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announces that she will exit the Democratic party
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President Joe Biden listens during a campaign event at the Peacock Theater on June 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Urologist explains treatment options after Biden’s cancer diagnosis 8:16

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Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, in November 2020. The next day, he became President-elect.
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In photos: President Joe Biden
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 27: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at the National Forum on Wages and Working People: Creating an Economy That Works for All at Enclave on April 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are attending the forum, held by the Service Employees International Union and the Center for American Progress Action Fund, to share their economic policies. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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In photos: Vice President Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris

People wait in line to vote in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 5, 2024.
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Shut out of power in Washington, Democrats grapple with how to win over young men and working-class voters
Former FBI Director James Comey in 2018.
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James Comey’s ‘weird’ social media approach lands him in hot water
Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are guests on “The View” airing on Thursday, May 8.
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Key takeaways from Joe Biden and Jill Biden’s interview on ‘The View’
Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference 2025 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 9, 2025.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, speaks to reporters as Maryland Gov. Wes Moore looks on at Rep. Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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Former President Joe Biden arrives at Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church for a memorial mass on the 10th anniversary of the death of the President's son Beau Biden in Wilmington, Delaware on May 30.
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Joe Biden strikes optimistic tone about cancer diagnosis: ‘We’re going to be able to beat this’
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A US court has blocked President Donald Trump Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs.
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Trump tariffs decision rests on arguments conservatives repeatedly used against Biden
May 29, 2025
WEST POINT, NEW YORK - MAY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in Michie Stadium on May 24, 2025 in West Point, New York. Over one thousand cadets are expected to graduate in the same year that the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday. This year's graduating class included honorary member Peter Wang, a junior ROTC cadet who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump’s pardons get even more political
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Democrats sound alarm as Trump cuts flood prevention projects in blue states
May 21, 2025
Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix.
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Less engaged voters were key to Trump’s 2024 victory, new analysis finds
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President Joe Biden listens during a campaign event at the Peacock Theater on June 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Biden didn’t recognize George Clooney at 2024 fundraiser, new book says
May 14, 2025
In this November 2023 photo, President Joe Biden walks along the Rose Garden colonnade before boarding Marine One and departing the White House Washington, DC.
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New book: Biden aides discussed using a wheelchair in second term
May 13, 2025
Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
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‘What president ever talks like that?’: Biden criticizes Trump for Ukraine stance and threats to Panama, Greenland and Canada
May 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at an 'Investing in America' event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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White House’s impatience for trade deals grows as economic anxiety builds
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Interim US Attorney for Washington, DC, Ed Martin at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in 2024.
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Trump’s top DC prosecutor nominee claims not to recall numerous past controversial statements under oath
Apr 30, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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The inauguration of President Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden speaks after being sworn in as the 46th President of the US during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden’s Inauguration Day speech, annotated
President Joe Biden signs three documents including an inauguration declaration, cabinet nominations and sub-cabinet nominations in the President's Room at the US Capitol after the inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris watches at right. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP)
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An inauguration like no other: Notable moments of a momentous day
Biden signed a series of executive actions on January 28, aimed at expanding access to health care, including re-opening enrollment for health care offered through the federal marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act.
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The executive actions Biden signed in his first 100 days
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Biden vowed his Cabinet would look like the country. So does it?
January 20: Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, arrive at his inauguration. Biden pledged to be a president for all Americans — even those who did not support his campaign. "Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation," he said in his inaugural address.
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‘Welcome Back America’: Newspapers around the world react to Biden’s inauguration