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How Biden’s presidency will be remembered
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How Biden’s presidency will be remembered

As President Biden makes way for Trump in the Oval Office, how will he be remembered? Jon Lieber explains how global crises, inflation, and his China tech policy will shape history's perception of him.

What Trump’s cabinet picks reveal so far
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What Trump’s cabinet picks reveal so far

As Trump makes his cabinet picks, there's a lot more clarity on the national security side than there is on the economic side, says Jon Lieber. He breaks down the key picks and the key roles that remain open so far.

US election: GOP could win a Trump-led sweep
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US election: GOP could win a Trump-led sweep

We could be headed for "an unusual situation where all three of the main political bodies in the United States, the White House, the House, and the Senate, flip in the same election," says Jon Lieber. He explains what to watch.

United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, February 23, 2024.
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The pluses and minuses of JD Vance

All running mates bring advantages and disadvantages to presidential candidates, but the choice of JD Vance is a striking sign of the political times.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-LA., returns to his office in the US Capitol on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.
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Mike Johnson has a plan to avert the shutdown – will it work?

Is it better to kick two cans down the road rather than one? House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is about to find out in the first big test of his speakership.

The Graphic Truth: Who's leading the Republican primary?
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The Graphic Truth: Who's leading the Republican primary?

If you know anything about the state of the Republican presidential race right now, you know that former President Donald Trump is leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. But the race is just getting started.

Former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, on Aug. 8, 2023. ​
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On stage or not, Trump will dominate the debate

When Republican presidential candidates take to the stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23 for the first debate of the 2024 campaign, one issue will loom above all others – and you know exactly what his name is.

DeSantis is more disciplined than Trump, says NPR journalist
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DeSantis is more disciplined than Trump, says NPR journalist

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a rising Republican star. And his resounding victory in the US midterms is all but confirmation of a likely run for the president in 2024. But he'll go up against former President Donald Trump. For NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith, they're not the same. DeSantis, she tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, is younger and far more disciplined than Trump.

America's two pandemics
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America's two pandemics

This week, the COVID-19 death toll in the United States will surpass 100,000. Opinion polls show that right- and left-leaning voters in the United States have very different opinions on what that number means and what to do about it. There's sharp disagreement, in particular, on where the true danger in the current crisis now lies. Why?




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