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Biden made diversifying the federal bench a top priority. Here’s a look at his legacy

President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal appeals courts and openly LGBTQ judges to serve on the federal bench.

D.R. Congo’s mining capital is at the heart of Biden’s bid to counter China in Africa

Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.

Biden isn’t the first president to pardon a relative. Here’s how the power works

Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here's a look at the commonplace — yet often controversial — presidential power.