| Biden Seeks to Juice Economy as Congress Spars Over Stimulus
The new president issued more than a dozen executive actions in his first three days in office, some aimed at propping up the economy and containing the coronavirus to allow its reopening, Nancy Cook, Saleha Mohsin and Jenny Leonard write.
Senate Deal Delays Trump Trial, Clears Way for Biden Nominees
An agreement between Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate to delay Trump's trial until the week of Feb. 8 will allow the upper chamber to forge ahead with confirmation votes on Biden's cabinet picks. Billy House and Laura Litvan explain.
Biden Has Already Started Rolling Back Trump's Border Wall Plans
On the day of his inauguration, Biden signed a proclamation that ended the use of taxpayer money for Trump's wall along the Mexican border. Tanvi Misra investigates what happens next.  The US-Mexico border as seen from Chihuahua State in Mexico. Photographer: Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images President Biden Offers Workers Reason to Hope for a Better Deal
While the Democrats' tenuous control of the Senate may make it hard to pass some of the most progressive measures, our team of reporters explains how Biden may instead rewrite some rules, such as those that apply to federal contracting, by decree.
'Dark Money' Helped Pave Joe Biden's Path to the White House
Outside groups backing Biden's campaign received a record amount of donations from anonymous donors. As a result, Bill Allison writes, the public will never have a full accounting of who helped him win the White House.
Letitia James Talks Investigating Trump, Suing Big Tech and NRA
New York Attorney General Letitia James, the first woman and Black person elected to her office, speaks to Erik Larson about the lawsuits she's filed or joined against Trump, Facebook and Google.  Fauci, one of the world's best-known infectious disease experts, was referring to the difference in working for Biden instead of Trump, who shunted him aside for more agreeable advisers.
Pessimism and Distrust Could Sway Elections Around the World
Several of the world's biggest economies have elections coming up over the next two years at a time of increasing polarization, inequality, and distrust.
Japan Outbreaks Make Suga Look More Like Short-Term Premier
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's once strong public support is waning after a surge in coronavirus cases. As Isabel Reynolds writes, that raises the risk he gets replaced by the ruling party before an election that must be held by October.
Kremlin Misread Navalny's Resolve to Fight, Even From Prison
President Vladimir Putin's government was convinced that Alexey Navalny wouldn't come back to Russia in the face of threats of arrest. But as Irina Reznik, Henry Meyer and Stepan Kravchenko explain, the opposition leader returned because he was convinced he could only remain a political force from inside the country.  Navalny was detained upon arrival at Sheremetyevo International Airport on Jan. 17. Photographer: Sergei Bobylev/TASS via Getty Images What Does Calling Something a Genocide Actually Mean?: QuickTake
Paul Geitner and Edvard Pettersson take a closer look at what constitutes genocide and the implications of former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's "determination" that China is committing "atrocities" against its Uighur minority in the Xinjiang region.
Brexit Border Trouble Grows as Key Customs System Hits Limit
A key U.K. government customs system has been overwhelmed within weeks of Brexit, threatening to trigger more disruption as freight traffic increases, Joe Mayes writes.
And finally ... Two years ago Ivory Coast and Ghana teamed up to force companies from Hershey to Nestle to pay more for their cocoa beans. As Isis Almeida and Leanne de Bassompierre explain, things haven't worked out as planned.  Members of an agricultural cooperative break cocoa pods on a farm near Adzope in southern Ivory Coast. Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images | 
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