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Five key moments that shaped Biden’s presidency so far

As Biden announces re-election campaign, Al Jazeera looks at some of the major issues his administration has handled.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023

COVID created an expanded social safety net; activists are now quietly working to bring it back

In March 2020, the economy grinded to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic forced widespread shutdowns of businesses. As Congress watched the economy collapse, it responded by doing something lawmakers have resisted since the 1960s: a large expansion of the social safety net.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Stephen Colbert: ‘Manchin was visited by the ghost of climate future’

Late-night hosts discuss Joe Manchin’s reversal on the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $369bn to cut emissions

The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2022

Progressive Caucus: Now meaningless?

In endorsing centrist incumbent over Bernie Sanders ally, Congressional Progressive Caucus finally loses the plot

Salon · Apr 27, 2022

Obama tells Democrats how to win midterms in first White House return in five years

The former president was on hand to commemorate the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s passage

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

$35 insulin cap is welcome, popular and bipartisan. But Congress may not pass it anyway

Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt at salvaging one of the most popular elements of President Joe Biden’s stalled "Build Back Better" plan — the proposal to cap insulin costs at $35 a month.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

Biden emphasizes need for Build Back Better, citing a more just tax system – as it happened

Senator Joe Manchin doomed legislation last month, but there are signs Democrats are seeking to revive parts of it

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2022