US Senate confirms Vivek Murthy as surgeon-general; COVID-19 pandemic, opioid crisis among top priorities
Murthy has drawn opposition from gun rights advocates because of his longstanding assessment that mass shootings amount to a public health problem
Photos of immigrant children at Texas detention centre highlight Joe Biden's border secrecy
Since February, officials had barred nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight from entering a Border Patrol tent where thousands of children and teenagers are detained. Even requests from the media were ignored or refused
US Senate narrowly approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill; final congressional nod now awaited
The huge measure — its total spending is nearly one-tenth the size of the entire US economy — is Biden's biggest early priority
Tight security at US Capitol after intelligence warns of militia plot to storm building
The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Donald Trump will rise again to power on 4 March
Donald Trump impeachment: Ex-US president claims victory, but this was an escape and not an exoneration
Seven Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump, the most senators of a president’s own party to turn against him in an impeachment trial in American history
Donald Trump impeachment trial: Twisted facts and other staples of ex-US president's playbook
On Friday, the latest members of Trump’s legal cast took center stage in his impeachment trial and for the most part delivered exactly what he always seems to want from his lawyers: not precise, learned legal arguments but public combat
US Capitol violence: Democrats say mob sought to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Prosecutors at Donald Trump's impeachment trial played an audio of Pelosi's staffers whispering for help as the mob tried to break down a door to her office
Donald Trump aimed mob of supporters ‘like loaded cannon’ at US Capitol, Democrats say ahead of impeachment trial
Calling the 9 February trial unconstitutional, Trump’s lawyers said he was permitted by the First Amendment to challenge his loss to Democrat Joe Biden
Joe Biden invites 10 Republican senators to White House to discuss coronavirus relief measures
The invitation came hours after the lawmakers sent Biden a letter urging him to negotiate rather than try to ram through his relief package solely on Democratic votes
Donald Trump names two new lawyers to lead defence team ahead of 8 February impeachment trial
A former county prosecutor and a criminal defence lawyer with a background in civil rights work will represent Trump, who had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys
Several of Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers quit over disagreement on legal strategy
Trump wanted the lawyers to argue his baseless claims of mass election fraud rather than focus on the legality of convicting a president after leaving office
Donald Trump impeachment: Republican senators vote to dismiss trial for 'incitement of insurrection'
The test vote made clear that Trump still has enormous sway over the GOP as he becomes the first former president to be tried for impeachment
US House delivers article of impeachment against Donald Trump to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
Arguments in the Senate trial will begin the week of 8 February, and the case against Trump, the first former president to face an impeachment trial, will test Republican Party
An influential voice, a decisive vote: VP Kamala Harris is expected to play key role in Biden administration
In one sign of how much she may be involved in legislative campaigns, Harris has been in touch with mayors around the country to preview Biden’s coronavirus relief package
Donald Trump discusses possibility of new political outfit, says report; third front may dent traditional GOP vote
Search interest for terms like 'Third Party' and 'Patriot Party' rose, with 1,31,000 mentions of the new outfit across social media, other media and online sites between 19 and 20 January
After gains on Wall Street, Asian shares mostly on the rise ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration
Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee to be treasury secretary, told the Senate Finance Committee that the incoming administration would lay out a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal
Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact
The plan also provides $50 billion to expand testing, while around $130 billion will be allocated to help schools reopen without risking further contagion
Donald Trump 'unequivocally' condemns US Capitol violence in subdued message hours after impeachment
Trump kept out of sight in White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the US Capitol. There, the damage from last week’s riots provided a reminder of the insurrection that Trump was accused of inciting
US Capitol siege: House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump
Democrats have charged the outgoing US president with 'incitement of insurrection' over his role in Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol
'Iconic humiliation', 'internal collapse': Chinese media hits out at US over Capitol violence
The Global Times described the storming of the Capitol using a Chinese term referring to a ruler’s subordinates coming to his rescue when his authority is threatened