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Why it matters: President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

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    Axios Explains: Abortion

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    U.S. Forest Service halts prescribed fires amid extreme fire danger

    A firefighter putting out a hotspot from a wildfire near Mora, New Mexico, on May 13.
    A firefighter putting out a hotspot from a wildfire near Mora, New Mexico, on May 13. Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
    Andrew Solender

    Final New York congressional maps fuel NYC free-for-all

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    Indigenous women fear for their safety in a post-Roe America

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    Abortion rights activists at the "Bans Off Our Bodies" Reproductive Rights rally on May 14 in Los Angeles. Photo: Araya Doheny/FilmMagic via Getty Images
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    Updated May 21, 2022 - Politics & Policy

    COVID-19 dashboard

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    Updated May 21, 2022 - World
    Axios Explains: Ukraine

    Dashboard: Russian invasion of Ukraine

    People driving back into Kyiv stop to take photographs of a destroyed Russian main battle tank on the main highway into the city on May 20, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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    Zelensky proposes compensation for "victims of Russian aggression"

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    Kamala Harris: U.S. must end “epidemic of hate”

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    Andrew Solender

    Summer Lee wins PA House primary in triumph for the Squad

    Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee
    Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee. Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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    Updated May 20, 2022 - Politics & Policy

    Federal judge blocks Biden from ending COVID border policy

    Immigrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing through a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border barrier
    Immigrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images
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