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Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the guilty verdict against former policeman Derek Chauvin at the White House on April 20, 2021.

His Predecessors Dodged Race. Biden Embraces It

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Footprints seen inside the Capitol building in the aftermath of pro-Trump rioters storming the United States Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6. 2021.

Why a 9/11 Commission-Style Panel Isn’t Winning Backers — Yet

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. “We need something to head off public speculation or...

President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on Russia at the East Room of White House in Washington, on April 15, 2021.

Why the New Sanctions Against Russia Are Really About 2016

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The Kremlin chief liked what he saw. Here was...

Sheriff officers stand guard outside the Brooklyn Center police station as demonstrators stand on the other side of the chain-link fence protesting the death of Daunte Wright who was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn. on April 14, 2021.

Why Joe Biden Is Ditching a Policing Commission

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The facts aren’t in dispute. America has a policing...

Army troops from the 10th Mountain Division collect their duffels after returning from a 9-month deployment in Afghanistan on Dec. 08, 2020 in Fort Drum, New York.

How Joe Biden’s Pessimism on Afghanistan Won the Day

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Back in 2009, Joe Biden didn’t get his way...

People walk past signs hung on a security fence in support of expanded voting rights near the Capitol in Washington, on March 7, 2021.

Corporations Struggle to Back Voting Rights and Protect the Bottom Line

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The task is inherently impossible. If anyone has figured...

President Joe Biden makes remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 8, 2021.

Why Joe Biden Holds Out Hope For Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. When the White House back in January said it...