“Special, but not exclusive”: will US/UK relations be damaged by Liz Truss?
Joe Biden has a new British PM to deal with, but the same Northern Ireland protocol problem.
ByJoe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was the forty-sixth president of the United States. Biden, born in 1942, was senator for Delaware for 36 years and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before becoming Barack Obama’s vice-president. He assumed office as president on 20 January 2021, having beaten Donald Trump in the election the previous November, and left it on 20 January 2025, after stepping down from the nomination for the 2024 campaign in favour of Kamala Harris. Find our latest news and comment here.
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Joe Biden’s cancellation of student loans isn’t corrupt – it’s good politics
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What can Keir Starmer learn from Joe Biden? With Matthew McGregor
The veteran campaigner for Labour and the Democrats explains why the two politicians have a surprising amount in common.
Afghanistan after the fall
A year since the Taliban took Kabul, they have learned that they cannot shut out the West.
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Are the Democrats finally getting their act together?
The party’s new spirit of moderation and compromise bodes well for its future.
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Is everything suddenly going Joe Biden’s way?
The US president is finding out that improved poll numbers are a reward for serving the public, not the other…
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The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was the rule of law in action
A precedent has been set. But not investigating the former president would set a worse one.
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Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest climate victory since the Paris Agreement
The President’s climate and healthcare bill could put US climate ambition back on track.
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Nancy Pelosi’s chaotic Taiwan trip is a symptom of US decline
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How far will China go to punish the US for Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip?
Chinese officials warned the US House Speaker not to go. They will want to show these were not empty threats.
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Senate Democrats offer sign of political life
After secret negotiations Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin have unveiled their Inflation Reduction Act.
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How will Beijing respond if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan?
The proposed visit by the veteran Democrat has drawn a predictably angry response from China.
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Why Joe Biden failed
In just 18 months, his ambitious agenda has been demolished – along with his popularity. Where did he go wrong?
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The US’s new status quo
The 6 January committee hearings show how much Donald Trump has irreversibly changed the political landscape.
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