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What Joe Biden’s choice for chief of staff says about his plans for the presidency
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RESOLVED: The single most important personnel decision a newly elected president makes is who will serve as their chief of staff. The pick not only reveals how the president-elect views himself -- his strengths, hi...
The most important line in Joe Biden’s victory speech
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On Saturday night, President-elect Joe Biden did something the man he will replace in the White House never did in four years: He reached out the people who didn't vote for him. "For all those of you who voted for P...
Biden’s dilemma in Asia’s new trade agreement
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This was adapted from the November 16 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. America's longest presidential tantr...
Why Biden’s national lead matters
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Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 51% to 44% lead over President Donald Trump among likely voters. Among registered voters, it's Biden 51% to 42% for...
Ex-Obama official who helped fix botched healthcare.gov rollout to join Biden’s Covid-19 team
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Andy Slavitt, the former acting chief of Medicare and Medicaid under the Obama administration, is expected to join President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 team in a senior advisory role, CNN has learned. Slavitt's ro...
Congressional inaugural committee announces attendance will be limited for Biden’s inauguration
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Washington The congressional committee tasked with overseeing the presidential inauguration announced Wednesday planned limitations on the number of guests in attendance for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration n...
The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration
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This was excerpted from the January 15 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. There'll be no arguments about crow...
Trump administration locks down border wall contracts, complicating Biden’s pledge to stop construction
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The Trump administration is continuing to award border wall contracts in the waning days of Donald Trump's presidency, including in areas where private land hasn't yet been acquired, an unusual move that will compli...
A locked-down DC prepares for Biden’s swearing-in
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As the nation's capital locks down amid increased concerns of violence, the Trump White House is packing up. After four years and two impeachments, President Donald Trump is now making plans for his exit from the pr...
Why Joe Biden’s lead is different than Hillary Clinton’s
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New polls released Sunday confirm it: Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a clear advantage over President Donald Trump heading into the first debate on Tuesday. The New York Times/Siena College poll gives Biden ...
Here’s who’s on President-elect Biden’s newly formed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' newly appointed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board is led by established public health officials and staffed by a mix of doctors and current and form...
This is Joe Biden’s best electoral path
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A big question heading into this cycle was whether Democrats' best path to winning back the White House ran through the Sunbelt or the Great Lakes (i.e. Rust Belt). While we won't know for certain which pathway was ...
Biden’s union promises, and an interview with Hungary’s Klubradio
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This was excerpted from the March 2 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. On election eve, Joe Biden promised t...
Myanmar will test Biden’s commitment to defending global democracy
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This was excerpted from the February 2 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. Myanmar's military coup is a traged...
Some Republicans, including Roy Blunt, would like to see Trump at Biden’s inauguration
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When President Donald Trump lost this year's election to Joe Biden, almost nobody around him said they could envision the losing incumbent attending his successor's inauguration. The image remains implausible for a ...