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The Latest: Hunter Bidenโs gun trial has gone to the jury for deliberation
Read full article: The Latest: Hunter Bidenโs gun trial has gone to the jury for deliberationJurors in Hunter Bidenโs gun trial have begun deliberating to decide whether the presidentโs son is guilty of federal firearms charges over a revolver he bought when prosecutors say he was addicted to crack cocaine.
Biden tells Delaware grads to step up, 'now it's your hour'
Read full article: Biden tells Delaware grads to step up, 'now it's your hour'President Joe Biden has told graduates at his alma mater, the University of Delaware, that โnow itโs your hour," and he's encouraging young people in the United States to help the country live up to its ideals.
Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition
Read full article: Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transitionPresident-elect Joe Biden speaks Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1554.
Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts
Read full article: Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration postsDelaware Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime Biden ally and friend, is seen as a potential choice for secretary of state. Rep. Karen Bass of California, whom Biden considered for vice president, is seen as a potential housing and urban development secretary. Biden is expected to move quickly to name a chief of staff, but other top Cabinet positions will likely take longer. The names under consideration represent Biden's effort to move Washington past the tumult of President Donald Trump's administration and fill out his government with more seasoned professionals. The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, beginning the transition process.
How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House
Read full article: How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White HouseFILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House
Read full article: How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White HouseโIt was a hard call,โ said Jake Sullivan, a senior Biden adviser. He held large-scale events on the South Lawn of the White House, including the introduction of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett less than a week before his diagnosis. After three nights in the hospital, Trump, who was still infectious, staged a dramatic return to the White House. ___Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders knew his White House ambitions were over. Trump had been roundly criticized after mostly peaceful protesters were forcibly removed from a street near the White House in June.
For Joe Biden, long path to a potentially crucial presidency
Read full article: For Joe Biden, long path to a potentially crucial presidencyThroughout his third quest for the presidency, Joe Biden has offered himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm โ and as a bridge. John Kasich endorsed Biden and assured anti-Trump Republicans that he had no worries Biden might make a โsharp left turnโ in office. While Biden projects an โUncle Joeโ persona, he still flashes the short fuse that was more common decades ago. In a primary presumed to be about Democrats' ideological rift between progressives and the center-left establishment, Biden took aim at Trump. โBut more importantly, Joe knows us.โBiden accepted the nomination Thursday night without the usual trappings โ the boisterous arena, the balloons.
Q&A: Valerie Biden Owens, from Joe's manager to proud sister
Read full article: Q&A: Valerie Biden Owens, from Joe's manager to proud sisterShe spoke with The Associated Press ahead of Joe Biden accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency on Thursday. VBO: We donโt look at this moment as a victory lap. You can become a bully yourself and step on people who donโt look like you or donโt speak like you or whose value you donโt even begin to understand. AP: What do you say to young progressives who donโt see the Joe Biden you see, who see just the establishment old white man? AP: Whatโs it been like to see the Biden family, especially Hunter Biden, brought up?
Joe Biden nears final decision on running mate
Read full article: Joe Biden nears final decision on running mateWASHINGTON โ As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. That's one week before Democrats will hold their convention to officially nominate Biden as their presidential nominee. As Biden prepares to make his choice, a committee established to vet running mates has provided him with briefing materials. He has pledged to select a woman and is facing calls to choose the first Black woman to compete on a presidential ticket. Harris, while not directly addressing her vice presidential prospects, said Saturday that anyone who tries to shatter a glass ceiling faces naysayers.
Joe Biden's search for a running mate enters final stretch
Read full article: Joe Biden's search for a running mate enters final stretchWASHINGTON โ As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. Bill Richardson, who was vetted for vice president in 2008. The selection amounts to the most significant choice Biden has confronted in his nearly five-decade political career. On Friday night, Biden held a virtual fundraiser with Elizabeth Warren, who has also been considered as a running mate. The two talked for nearly an hour but did not mention the vice presidential selection process.
Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys club
Read full article: Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys clubBiden's status as Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting means the party will choose another man for an office never held by a woman. I understand.โKate Bedingfield, an adviser the same age as Biden's youngest daughter, was first to propose a direct-to-lens declaration. She joined forces with Anita Dunn, an alumna of President Barack Obamaโs West Wing and relative newbie to Biden's orbit. Together with two of Biden's longest-serving confidants โ Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon โ they convinced the almost-candidate it was the right course. Dunn said Jill Biden and Valerie Biden Owens are now elevated as โprincipals in their own rightโ โ veritable extensions of the candidate.