Rafael Grossi took over the International Atomic Energy Agency five years ago at what now seems like a far less fraught moment. With atomic fears everywhere, the inspector is edging toward mediator.

A prototypical Washington insider, he once said, “The hot air index is actually down when people like me go on vacation.”

The first debate is expected to be held in late June on CNN, and the second is set for early September on ABC News.

The characters are the same as in 2020, but key story lines have turned upside down.

The first debate, on June 27 on CNN, raises the likelihood of the earliest general-election debate in modern history.

The announcement of visa restrictions and sanctions against Nicaraguan organizations reflects the White House’s concern that a surge of migrants could threaten President Biden’s re-election.

In his remarks, President Biden paid his respects but also subtly addressed criticism by Republicans that crime has skyrocketed on his watch.

Many of the videos are trying to appeal to right-wing voters with fake messages about President Biden, experts say.

The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists.

President Biden, trailing in polls, is hoping to shake up the race and mitigate political risk. Donald Trump, already lowering expectations for his rival, is eager for onstage clashes.

The bipartisan vote to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration also greenlit measures to strengthen consumer protections and address safety and work force issues plaguing the skies.

President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump have agreed to debate each other, following a decades-old tradition. But the similarities with previous debates are limited.

The states have been major beneficiaries of the Biden administration’s key economic policies, such as spending on infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy.

The secretary of state, a longtime guitarist, strummed along to a song chosen to underscore a central message of President Biden’s foreign policy.

Preliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a rise in deaths from meth and cocaine.

Mr. Klain left the White House last year and became the chief legal officer at Airbnb. He plans to take a vacation from his job to help President Biden prepare.

NBC’s leaders have been forced to grapple with how to square its cable news network’s embrace of progressive politics with the company’s straight-news operation.

The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge.

Multiple factors are helping Russia’s military advance, including a delay in American weaponry and Moscow’s technological innovations on the battlefield.