WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Joe Biden has burnished his legacy by securing a huge prisoner swap deal with Russia — and shone some reflected glory on Kamala Harris's election hopes.

In a powerful piece of political theater, Biden and Harris hugged reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other American prisoners as they arrived back on US soil at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.

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