Joe Biden

At their Convention in Chicago last week, the Democrats looked like a party that is unusually united in its goals.

The Times columnist was an early advocate for replacing Joe Biden at the top of the ticket; in recent weeks, his podcast has seemed like the smoke-filled back room of the Democratic Party.

With Kamala Harris preparing to take the spotlight at the D.N.C., Party factions seek to project unity and joy.

In a valedictory speech in Chicago, the President mapped his legacy and asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of tragedy.

Voters are still concerned about high prices, but inflation has dropped below three per cent, interest-rate cuts seem inevitable, and Donald Trump can’t focus.

The ex-President’s tired old show is a great advertisement for his new rival.

The Speaker Emerita played a leading role in pushing the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda through Congress. Then she helped clear the path for a new Democratic leadership.

For most of the year, young people seemed to be flocking to the Republican Party. Was Trump doing something right, or was Biden doing something very, very wrong?

The former Speaker discusses how she hastened Joe Biden’s decision to drop out, her new memoir, and not getting “doggy doo-doo on your shoe.”

President Biden has proposed radical changes to the Court. Reviewing them is a reminder of why reform is so hard, despite dissatisfaction and a wealth of ideas.

How the Vice-President’s economic approach might build upon, and differ from, that of her predecessor.

Republicans have attacked the Vice-President as the Biden Administration’s “border czar,” but her remit was always to address the root causes farther south.

Analyzing the “very successful” kickoff of the Vice-President’s 2024 campaign.

As Kamala Harris defines her candidacy, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others will have few options to change it.

The President’s painful Oval Office farewell address is a reminder of how quickly the 2024 campaign has already moved on.

Jon Meacham, the President’s friend and informal adviser, considers his legacy.

The Vice​-President, who is set to win the Democratic nomination, has graduated from limbo​.

There are a number of potential candidates—Mark Kelly, Andy Beshear, Roy Cooper—who could serve the Democratic ticket well.

Kamala Harris “has one foot in the incumbency and one foot outside of it, and that is the opportunity here,” Evan Osnos says. “She has the chance to reshape this race in a profound way.”

Throughout his political career, the President has turned pain into purpose. Now he must do it again.