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President Joe Biden speaks before signing the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden aims for quicker shots, 'independence from this virus'

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Mar. 12, 2021 05:17 AM EST

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden aims for quicker shots, 'independence from this virus'

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Mar. 11, 2021 05:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021 file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. When Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, he will begin to reshape the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation grappling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his ascension to power. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

By Jonathan Lemire Jan. 16, 2021 08:32 AM EST

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a news conference in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Analysis: With silence, GOP enables Trump's risky endgame

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 21, 2020 12:56 AM EST

President Donald Trump participates in a round of golf at the Trump National Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Nov. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EST

Robert Reed, 66, stands in line to attend a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at Lancaster Airport, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 in Lititz, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
As Trump faces uncertain future, so do his signature rallies

By Jill Colvin Oct. 30, 2020 02:33 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
McConnell tries to salvage Senate majority with court vote

By Lisa Mascaro Oct. 09, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

President Donald Trump adjusts the microphone after he announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump

By Jonathan Lemire Oct. 02, 2020 08:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz. While Mexico never did pay for the “big, beautiful wall” Trump pledged to build along the southern border — the signature promise of his 2016 campaign — the project is now under way, with 450 miles expected to be completed by the end of December (only a fraction of that, however, has been built along stretches where no barrier stood before.) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet

By Jill Colvin Aug. 23, 2020 07:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a group of young Republicans in Phoenix. The Republican president is hoping that a high-profile appearance at Mount Rushmore this Friday can help boost his standing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
2020 Watch: Trump's new focus on baseless voter fraud claims

By Steve Peoples Jun. 29, 2020 05:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo voting stations are set up in the South Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot in the Kentucky primary in Louisville, Ky. Just over four months before Election Day, President Donald Trump is escalating his efforts to delegitimize the upcoming presidential election. Last week he made a startling, and unfounded, claim that 2020 will be “the most corrupt election in the history of our country." (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Trump's attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote

By Jill Colvin Jun. 28, 2020 09:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Early polling in the general election face-off between Trump and Biden bears out a gap between the two contenders when it comes to who Americans see as more compassionate to their concerns. (AP Photo, File)
Analysis: Will voters want a president who feels their pain?

By Julie Pace Apr. 13, 2020 01:10 AM EDT