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Why Republicans Might Oppose Trumpโ€™s Push to Undo Bidenโ€™s Triumphs

3 December 2024 at 11:36
President Biden wants to make it more difficult for President-elect Donald J. Trump to repeal his signature legislation, which sent money flowing to Republican districts nationwide.

ยฉ Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President Biden in Chandler, Ariz., where he announced that his administration would award billions of dollars in funding to bolster the nationโ€™s semiconductor industry.

Pardoning Hunter Complicates the Legacy That Biden Envisioned

2 December 2024 at 20:18
President Biden is facing criticism for absolving his son after insisting he would not and, according to some critics in his own party, paving the way for Donald Trumpโ€™s return to office.

ยฉ Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Bidenโ€™s decision to pardon his son Hunter โ€œfurther erodes Americansโ€™ faith that the justice system is fair and equal for all,โ€ Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado said.

Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China

3 December 2024 at 14:55
The World Anti-Doping Agencyโ€™s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it.

ยฉ Peter Byrne/PA Images, via Getty Images

Top officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency at the Paris Olympics in July. The agencyโ€™s leaders โ€” including its director general, Olivier Niggli, second from right โ€” have defended the decision to secretly clear Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances.

Martial Law in South Korea Tests Biden and a Key U.S. Alliance

3 December 2024 at 13:43
The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia.

ยฉ Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visited President Biden at the White House last year.

Biden Administration Moves to End a Minimum Wage Waiver for Disabled Workers

3 December 2024 at 15:40
A plan by the Biden administration would phase out a provision that allows employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.

ยฉ Carlos Kosienski/SIPA USA, via Associated Press

The Biden administration on Tuesday moved to end a program that had for decades allowed companies to pay workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage.

Bloomberg Says RFK Jr. Would Be โ€˜Beyond Dangerousโ€™ as Health Secretary

3 December 2024 at 09:39
Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to โ€œrethinkโ€ Kennedyโ€™s nomination.

ยฉ Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Michael R. Bloomberg said President-elect Donald J. Trump deserved credit for the fast-track initiative that produced coronavirus vaccines and also chided Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for claiming that the Covid-19 shot was the โ€œdeadliest vaccine ever made.โ€
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