Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been certified by Congress despite objections by Trump loyalists. The certification process was disrupted earlier when a mob broke into the Capitol.
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The world is reacting with fury and distress after the US Capitol riot - with former presidents and Mr Trump’s old allies joining in the
U.S. Capitol Police put the Capitol into an hourslong lockdown after pro-Trump rioters forced their way into Congress, forcing lawmakers to shelter in place and halting debate over the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. A woman who was shot during the unrest has died, D.C. police said.
Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House, was narrowly re-elected to the position Sunday in a deeply divided new Congress that convened in the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.
The signing of the bill ended a standoff with Congress and paved the way for millions of Americans to get economic relief as the coronavirus pandemic surges across the country.
A top public health official on the White House coronavirus task force has said she will retire after it emerged she hosted a holiday gathering.
The agreement is expected to provide a $600 direct check to many Americans, $300 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits, and aid for schools, vaccine distribution and small businesses.
President-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary on Thursday, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations.
Judges are highly political, but they aren’t exactly like politicians.
FDA’s thumbs-up—first for coronavirus vaccine in U.S.—will pave way for shots to be administered within day or two
The annual Department of Defense funding bill passed the Senate on Friday despite facing Republican-led opposition. It includes sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and on Turkey, for its acquisition of S-400 missiles.
Susan Rice, the former U.S. National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, will exit the board of Netflix to join the Biden administration. “We are grateful to Susan Rice for her many
New administration may seek to revise or repeal rule that limits reach of the U.S. minimum tax on foreign profits
An email seeking comment was sent to the Department of Homeland Security.
President-elect Joe Biden will face a massive problem to overcome with the American public from the moment he takes office, new polls suggest.
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president fired Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who rejected claims of election fraud.
President-elect says if incoming administration has to wait until Jan. 20 to start planning for vaccine distribution, ‘it puts us behind’
Donald Trump has used his first public remarks since his election defeat to reveal when the COVID vaccine will be available — but New York will have to wait.