Author: Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

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President Biden’s five-day trip to South Korea and Japan is meant to emphasize U.S. commitment to the region in the face of a more assertive China.

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The president and his foreign policy aides have been wrestling with how to help Ukraine. Now, Biden will try to reassure Asian allies that he is still committed to leading a coalition against China.

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Wisconsin, a swing state with crucial midterm races, is home to a fiery debate over crime, policing and racial justice.

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The White House hopes former U.S. prosecutor Steve Dettelbach will be a noncontroversial nominee for the post, months after a previous nominee was withdrawn over bipartisan opposition.

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A day after her historic confirmation vote in the Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson joins President Biden in the Rose Garden for an event featuring several of her future colleagues on the Supreme Court.

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The president has elevated myriad Black officials and pioneers like Ketanji Brown Jackson. But he has struggled to enact voting protections and police reforms.

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Biden’s budget aims to shift party to the center ahead of midterm elections

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Harris is visiting Poland and Romania amid Ukraine war to reassure allies worried they might be next in Russia’s crosshairs. Warsaw’s eagerness to provide planes to fight in Ukraine — an idea the U.S. opposes — has suddenly made the diplomatic mission more sensitive.

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The vice president will promise aid and support to Eastern European allies as part of an urgent effort to keep NATO united. Despite overall agreement, rifts may loom on how best to aid Ukraine militarily.