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Joe Biden nominates veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William J Burns as his nominee for Director of the CIA.
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President-elect Biden pushes for $2,000 'stimulus check' for Americans
US President-elect Joe Biden has called for a $2,000 "stimulus checks" to his fellow Americans, arguing that the current $600 coronavirus relief payment is not enough
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Will the bull keep running?
The global setting is perfect for equities, but investors should have one eye on factors that could rattle the markets
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Who were they? Records reveal Donald Trump fans who stormed US Capitol
They came from across America, marching on Washington in support of his false claim that the Nov election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.
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In wake of rampage, Washington seeks to secure Biden's inauguration
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday called for a different approach to security before the Jan. 20 event after what she called last week's "unprecedented terrorist attack."
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Biden nominates former diplomat Willian J Burns as CIA director
US President-elect Joe Biden announced that he has nominated former career diplomat William J Burns to lead the CIA
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Biden aims to release nearly every available Covid vaccine dose
US President-elect Joe Biden has recently announced a controversial shift in Covid-19 vaccination strategy
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Marriott, BlueCross stop donations to lawmakers who voted against Biden win
Marriott International, the world's largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said they will suspend donations to US lawmakers who voted against certifying Biden's victory
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Trumpism lives
Polarisation will sustain his brand of politics
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In jab at China, Mike Pompeo lifts curbs on contacts with Taiwan
The move on Taiwan is likely to anger China and increase tensions between Washington and Beijing as the Trump administration enters its final days ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as president
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Vice President Mike Pence will attend Biden's inauguration: Reports
The decision is Pence's second high-profile split from Trump, after standing loyally behind him for years
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Mihir Sharma: The world shouldn't laugh at the US too soon
The death of American exceptionalism has been greatly exaggerated; other democracies still have some things to learn
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Mike Pence to attend Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on January 20
US Vice President Mike Pence will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on January 20, informed a source familiar with the matter, CNN reported.
Top Republican says Donald Trump committed 'impeachable offences'
A top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke
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Biden to announce trillions of dollars in coronavirus relief next week
US President-elect calls for raising the minimum wage to $15 and for sending out $2,000 in direct cash payments.
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Democratic wins could strengthen President-elect Biden's legislative push
Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn
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Will introduce immigration bill 'immediately' after taking office: Biden
Biden said he will also countermand the Trump administration's orders on environmental issues
Noted conspiracy theorists, supremacists among rioters in US Capitol attack
Those who stormed US Capitol were just one slice of thousands of Trump supporters who had descended on Washington to protest the certification of Joe Biden's victory in November over Trump
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Trump one of 'most incompetent' presidents in US history: Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump was the "most incompetent" presidents in US history
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Pelosi wants Trump barred from accessing nuclear codes, starting wars
"Nearly fifty years ago, after years of enabling their rogue President, Republicans in Congress finally told President Nixon that it was time to go," she wrote
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