Latest from Anne Gearan
Biden, pulling combat forces from Iraq, seeks to end the post-9/11 era
The president welcomed the Iraqi prime minister and announced the end of the combat mission in Iraq, part of a broad goal of shifting the U.S. focus away from the Middle East.
- Jul 26, 2021
Biden expected to name Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Australia
The move places a boldface name and member of one of the best-known Democratic political families in charge of relations with a key Pacific ally.
- Jul 23, 2021
Biden pleads with unvaccinated Americans to be inoculated as virus surges
In a town hall in Ohio, the president said there is now a pandemic only among the unvaccinated. He also made a pitch for the bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress.
- Jul 21, 2021
Biden administration repatriates Guantánamo Bay inmate to Morocco
The move, announced Monday, indicates the new administration’s intent to resume prisoner transfers, which were mostly halted under President Donald Trump.
- Jul 19, 2021
Biden selects Jane Hartley as ambassador to U.K.
The White House had considered such figures as Mike Bloomberg and Colin Powell to be ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, one of the plum posts in the American diplomatic corps.
- Jul 16, 2021
Biden talks of his own anguish as he meets family members in Florida
Biden has made empathy and bipartisanship part of his political identity. On Thursday, he sought to summon both as he visited a neighborhood engulfed in tragedy.
- Jul 1, 2021
Biden defends authority to launch airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Some Democrats are uneasy about Biden’s action, which also came as nuclear talks with Iran appear stalled.
- Jun 28, 2021
As the last American forces prepare to leave Afghanistan, Biden says the country’s fate is in its own hands
The president pledged ongoing support for Afghanistan, but after nearly 20 years of war it also seemed he was saying goodbye.
- Jun 25, 2021
Biden to reassure Afghan leaders nervous about U.S. withdrawal
The administration has faced pressure to move swiftly to aid local partners.
- Jun 24, 2021
Biden struggles to sell democracy abroad when it faces challenges at home
The president has made promoting democracy central to his role on the world stage. That’s complicated by events in the United States stemming from falsehoods about the last election.
- Jun 19, 2021