No president has ever found himself so shunned and so isolated, with repercussions for his political legacy and his earnings potential.
Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY
Now, a fast start: Joe Biden’s historic victory will be followed by big problems and hard choices
The president-elect jogged on stage Saturday night for a victory speech, even his footwork underscoring the urgency ahead as he prepares to take over.
A fiercely contested presidential election reinforced the nation’s divide. What’s next?
Once again, the U.S. electorate after the 2020 election is divided by age and race and gender as a divided government addresses historic crises.
You have to win first: What Joe Biden’s pick of Kamala Harris tells us about Biden
By choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden signals that he doesn’t want to rock the boat in this campaign, and he doesn’t hold a grudge.
Appreciation: For John Lewis, a lifetime of making ‘good trouble’ left scars and a legacy
The iconic civil rights leader was all about bridges, from marching in Selma in 1965 to providing links to a new generation of racial protests today.
Exclusive: John Bolton says Trump’s White House was ‘like living inside a pinball machine’
When John Bolton posed for a USA TODAY photo, he held aloft his new memoir with a grin, mimicking Trump’s photo op with a Bible at St. John’s Church.
Analysis: Biden’s denial was unequivocal. That doesn’t mean he’s put this issue to rest.
Biden needed to tackle the accusations personally and directly. He also needed to square his denials with the standards of the #MeToo movement.
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Six months out, Biden jumps to lead over Trump amid coronavirus concerns
The deadly pandemic has done what impeachment did not: Cost President Trump his national lead over Joe Biden, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll shows.
A ‘Kennedy curse’ or ‘America’s royal family’? Author James Patterson explores an American dynasty
The legacy of Joe Kennedy Sr. resonated through generations, a patriarch’s imperative to try harder and take risks that led to triumph and tragedy.
Trump on the defensive: A White House coronavirus briefing becomes a campaign rally
It is rare for a president to use the White House briefing room for such a fervent defense of himself, especially while a crisis is still unfolding.