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Joe Biden

News about Joe Biden, the 46th US president, including comment and features from the Guardian

2 August 2024

  • Evan Gershkovich grins as he hugs his mother, with a woman clasping her hands in joy behind him, and others standing in the background barely visible

    Evan Gershkovich is free – and keen to raise plight of Russian political prisoners

  • A woman wearing a black blazer speaks at a podium at an airport

    How Kamala Harris can lose the cop’s badge and still look tough

    Judith Levine
  • Russian nationals involved in a complex swap of prisoners with Western countries arrived in Moscow and were met at the airport by President Vladimir Putin

    2:02

    Biden and Harris greet freed Americans after biggest Russia prisoner swap since cold war - video

  • On a muggy evening at Andrews air force Base, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva stepped onto American soil

    2:08

    Hugs and tears as Evan Gershkovich and other US citizens return home after prisoner swap - video

1 August 2024

  • Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia, on 31 July 2024. Donald Trump speaks at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 July 2024.

    US politics live
    Harris says campaign ‘is about two different visions for our nation’; Trump faces criticism from Republicans for VP race comments – as it happened

    Harris comment on election comes after Trump questioned her racial identity; New Hampshire governor Christopher Sununu says character attacks won’t win presidency
  • a side-by-side image of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

    US reacts to major prisoner swap with Russia: ‘feat of diplomacy’ and ‘joyous’

    White House, WSJ and politicians praise Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan’s release in a likely political coup for Biden

    • Uncommitted movement demands DNC allow a representative to speak on Gaza

    • 'Feat of diplomacy': Biden welcomes release of prisoners in Russia swap – video

    • Harris campaign has enlivened voters, say Black organizers: ‘The energy is palpable’

31 July 2024

  • Protesters outside the US supreme court with a sign that reads 'Trump is not above the law'

    Trump on Trial newsletter
    Joe Biden calls for supreme court reform to hold Trump accountable

    President on Monday called court’s immunity ruling ‘dangerous’ and proposed constitutional amendment
  • Moira Donegan

    The US supreme court is an electoral issue. Democrats can win on it

    Moira Donegan
    The justices see themselves as philosopher-kings. But the public, increasingly, sees them as corrupt and unaccountable
  • A man wearing a black suit and blue tie speaks at a lectern

    Joe Biden is politicizing US supreme court reform – and that’s a good thing

    Austin Sarat
    Reining in the rogue court is a crucial goal with wide support from Americans across the political spectrum

30 July 2024

  • Kamala Harris speaks in West Allis, Wisconsin, on 23 July 2024. Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on 27 July 2024.

    US politics live
    ‘Say it to my face’ says Kamala Harris as she again challenges Donald Trump to debate – as it happened

    This blog is closed. You can find our latest US elections coverage here.
  • people holding signs stand in front of white building with columns

    US supreme court reform is now on the table. The election stakes just got higher

    Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut
    Americans are desperate for the top court to be reformed. Kamala Harris could deliver change if she wins
  • VIETNAM-POLITICS-VCP-CONGRESS<br>This picture taken on January 21, 2016 shows Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's Communist Party Secretary General, delivering a speech during the opening ceremony of the VCP's 12th National Congress in Hanoi. Vietnam's top communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected on January 27, 2016 in a victory for the party's old guard which some fear could slow crucial economic reforms in the fast-growing country. (Photo by HOANG DINH Nam / AFP) (Photo by HOANG DINH NAM-/AFP via Getty Images)

    Nguyen Phu Trong obituary

    Hardline general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist party determined to suppress dissent

29 July 2024

  • Biden at the LBJ library in Austin.

    Biden calls for supreme court changes and decries Trump immunity ruling

    President calls immunity principle ‘dangerous’ in Austin speech, and proposes code of conduct and term limits
  • President Biden Departs The White House For Texas<br>WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: President Joe Biden departs the White House en route to Austin, Texas on July 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden is visiting Texas to deliver remarks to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and pay respects to the late Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX). (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

    US politics live
    Biden reaffirms call for supreme court reforms in speech marking Civil Rights Act anniversary – as it happened

    President cites supreme court decisions that he says eroded civil rights, including presidential immunity ruling and overturning of Roe

    • Biden’s call for supreme court reforms shifts conversation – but comes late

    • Former chief of staff says Democrats’ efforts to push out Biden were ‘nasty’

    • Biden calls for supreme court reforms including 18-year justice term limits

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