Biden sworn in as U.S. president, takes helm of deeply divided nation

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Joe Biden arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning for his presidential inauguration, ready to take over a country battered by the coronavirus...

Trump ends tumultuous term under cloud, faces uncertain future

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President Donald Trump leaves the presidency on Wednesday under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single four-year term stained by two impeac...

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Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across U.S.

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Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false cl...

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U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials – court filing

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Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday,...

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Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ riot at the US Capitol

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The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift and bipartisan condemnation of the President's role inciting ...

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President Trump impeached again in historic House vote

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The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift and bipartisan condemnation of the President's role inciting ...

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House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump

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House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democrats on a caucus call Monday. ...

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Trump faces potential fast-track impeachment next week

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn't resign, as ...

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U.S. Capitol Police confirms death of one of their officers after pro-Trump riot

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The US Capitol Police confirmed the death of one of their officers late Thursday from injuries suffered when a mob of President Donald Trump's support...

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Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. Capitol

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Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack ...

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U.S. Congress affirms President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory

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Congress has just affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump. The counting of Vermont's three elect...

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U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

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The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

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CDC to shorten quarantine period from 14 days to 7-10 days

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Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, informed Vice President Mike Pence and coronavirus task force members ...

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‘Our COVID-19 vaccine timing had nothing to do with politics’: Pfizer CEO

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Pfizer's encouraging news about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine came nearly a week after Election Day. But Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says the...

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Trump says catching COVID-19 was ‘blessing from God’

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U.S. President Donald Trump declared that catching the coronavirus was a “blessing from God” that exposed him to experimental treatments he vowed ...

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Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

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U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fe...

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Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus

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Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, a...

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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania test positive for COVID-19

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning. "Tonight, @FLOTU...

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US Marine assigned to President Trump’s helicopter unit tests positive for coronavirus

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A US Marine assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the unit responsible for transporting the President, has tested positive for coronavirus. T...

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U.S. reports 55,000 COVID-19 cases in single day, hits new global record

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The United States reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new daily global record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections rose...

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