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Biden vs. Trump: The Looming Rematch Hits a ‘Kickoff’ Moment

President Biden’s advisers are eager for the coming general-election fight and counting on voters to start paying more attention to Donald J. Trump, with the president himself even proposing and dashing off videos to ridicule the things his Republican rival says. Mr. Trump is relishing the chance to contrast himself with Mr. Biden, as he […]

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Sex and the Capital City

“The Golden Bachelor” showed that sex is not just for spring chickens. Hearing aids and making out in a hot tub can go blissfully together. Now comes the Golden President. Even though fretful questions about his age have engulfed Joe Biden’s campaign, one thing is clear: His romance with Jill is still crackling. I have […]

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How Jill Biden and Melania Trump Approached the Role of First Lady

The incoming first lady was arguing with her husband about whether she could keep working as an English professor, bucking concerns that it would be too much for her to handle. The outgoing first lady had taken to wearing terry cloth bathrobes during the day and sorting through an office aides referred to as her […]

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As Her Husband Faces Tumult, Jill Biden Is a Protective Force

The special counsel report on President Biden’s handling of classified information has led to questions about the president’s fitness to run for re-election. Within Mr. Biden’s inner circle, no one knows how taxing the job can be more than Jill Biden, the first lady. At times, she has worked to shield him from the sort […]

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Photo: Biden Sees Dignified Transfer of 3 Troops Killed in Jordan

A stillness lingered under a cloudy sky as a team of Army soldiers slowly emerged from the large gray C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft. They walked in step at a smooth and steady pace. Their eyes remained forward. The flag-draped transfer cases were held level with the weight distributed evenly among the six service members conducting […]

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It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos

For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released an image last month of a Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster, a winking collection of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years from Earth. And last week, an image of Cassiopeia A, the […]

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Biden’s Motorcade Struck by Driver Near Delaware Campaign Offices

President Biden was interrupted while speaking with reporters in downtown Wilmington, Del., on Sunday when a sedan slammed into a parked vehicle in the president’s motorcade, as he was leaving his re-election campaign offices. Mr. Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were not injured, according to the White House. They had been attending an […]

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What It Takes to Transform the White House for the Holidays

The 300 volunteers were divided into eight teams, each named for a different Santa’s reindeer. On the day after Thanksgiving, while the Bidens were still in Nantucket, the teams descended upon the White House, working through the weekend to festoon the halls with hand-pinned gumdrops, shape chicken wire into bough-covered arches, install crystal-studded nutcrackers on […]

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What It Takes to Transform the White House for the Holidays

The 300 volunteers were divided into eight teams, each named for a different Santa’s reindeer. On the day after Thanksgiving, while the Bidens were still in Nantucket, the teams descended upon the White House, working through the weekend to festoon the halls with hand-pinned gumdrops, shape chicken wire into bough-covered arches, install crystal-studded nutcrackers on […]

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On Thanksgiving, Can Biden’s Family Talk Turkey?

In The Times, Dwight Garner noted how little a certain conservative cable network has been affected by the revelations of its bald fictions and blatant exaggerations: “Fox News, at this point, resembles a car whose windshield is thickly encrusted with traffic citations. Yet this car (surely a Hummer) manages to barrel out anew each day, […]

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A Biden Thanksgiving: Sweeping Views of Nantucket Harbor, Calls About Israel

“I think he needs to do everything he can for the Palestinian people,” Mr. Butterworth said. But, he added: “I’m a fan of Joe Biden, so I don’t mind him coming. I think he’s doing as well as he can with all the resistance he has from Congress and all that.” The Bidens have been […]

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Biden Keeps Australia’s Dinner Low-Key at a Moment of Global Turmoil

How do you throw a state dinner on the South Lawn when the world is burning? By their fourth time around, the Bidens know how to do this. First, you call off a performance by an irreverent rock band. Then you dial down the celebrity wattage. And then you serve up some root vegetables and […]

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Fall Is on the Menu for Australia’s State Dinner. The B-52s Are Not.

The fourth state dinner hosted by the Biden administration, to honor Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, will feature a menu of fall vegetables, a backdrop of florals and a selection of instrumental music performed by military bands. “Nurturing our partnerships and relationships with our allies is critically important, especially in these tumultuous times,” […]

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Biden’s Dog Is Banished. Some Insiders Wonder Why It Took So Long.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog, Harry S. Truman supposedly once said. But what if the dog is not all that friendly? For President Biden, pet ownership in the White House has proved to be a presidential headache as a series of biting incidents, including one that is said to have […]

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Bidens’ Dog Commander Is Removed From White House After Latest Biting Incident

President Biden’s dog Commander is no longer living in the White House after a series of biting incidents involving staff members and Secret Service personnel, according to a spokeswoman for Jill Biden, the first lady. Elizabeth Alexander, Dr. Biden’s communications director, said the dog was no longer living with the first family. “Commander is not […]

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Jill Biden Tests Negative for Coronavirus

Jill Biden, the first lady, tested negative for the coronavirus on Thursday, the White House said, putting an apparent end to a minor health scare that had threatened to upend President Biden’s trip to a Group of 20 summit in India. The announcement came shortly before Mr. Biden departed the White House for his trip […]

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