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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Johnson and Johnson Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky, and Merck Chairman and CEO Kenneth Frazier, speaks at an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Tuesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public

By Jonathan Lemire Mar. 10, 2021 02:56 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump tests whether incumbent leader can tap outsider anger

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller May. 21, 2020 12:45 AM EDT

In this May 7, 2020, photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. The record unemployment rate reflects a nation ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, the economic devastation upending the presidential campaign and forcing President Donald Trump to overcome historic headwinds to win a second term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Historic unemployment rate upends Trump's reelection bid

By Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak And Bill Barrow May. 09, 2020 12:44 AM EDT

In this April 8, 2020, photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, gestures as he speaks during a news conference in front of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobile command center at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla. The devastating coronavirus pandemic stands poised to reshape the political map this November. The virus has pummeled battleground states and alarmed Republicans who see early warning signs for an election that could be a referendum on President Donald Trump’s management of the crisis. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Coronavirus could complicate Trump's path to reelection

By Jonathan Lemire, Nicholas Riccardi And Thomas Beaumont Apr. 17, 2020 01:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 2, 2020 file photo, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., endorses Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally Monday, March 2, 2020 in Dallas. As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden begins the process of choosing a running mate amid the coronavirus crisis, managing the pandemic has become its own version of an audition. For potential picks, lobbying for the job means breaking into the national conversation, positioning themselves as leaders and executing at their day job. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Leading in pandemic becomes part of audition for Biden's VP

By Sara Burnett And Bill Barrow Apr. 16, 2020 09:00 AM EDT