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US House approves $1.9 trillion Covid plan

The bill, that has now been sent to the Senate, is on track to be the second largest US stimulus ever, after the $2 trillion package Donald Trump signed last March to fight the pandemic's devastating spread.

Closing arguments begin in Trump impeachment trial

A conviction in the 100-member Senate – which is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans – would require a two-thirds majority and appears highly unlikely.

Verdict expected as Senate reconvenes for Trump impeachment trial

The Senate will reconvene on Saturday to debate on whether to allow witness testimony, then finish closing arguments and possibly vote on a verdict.

Trump's attorneys blame Democrats for 'hatred' against ex-president

Defence lawyers argued in Donald Trump's impeachment trial that the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the US Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.”

Democrats say Capitol attackers acted on Trump's 'orders'

Democrats use their remaining hours of arguments in the impeachment trial to lay out the physical and mental harm caused by the attack, discuss Trump’s lack of action as it unfolded and do a final presentation on the legal issues involved.

Trump's own words highlighted in impeachment trial day two

During arguments, impeachment managers showed a flurry of excerpts from former president Trump's speeches in which he told supporters the only way he could lose is if the election results were rigged.

Republicans call on Biden to downsize $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package

Biden's proposal includes $160 billion for vaccines and testing, $170 billion for schools and universities, and funds to give certain Americans a $1,400 per-person stimulus check, among other provisions.

US Senate confirms Austin as first Black chief of Pentagon

Retired general Lloyd Austin is the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to become secretary of defence.

American Fitna: the paranoid style of politics

The US is mired in a period of fitna — a term used in the Islamic tradition to describe eras of socio-political tumult. It began before Trump took office. And it will outlive him.

Biden issues executive orders to undo several Trump policies

Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to keep the US in the WHO, end the entry ban from mostly Muslim-majority countries, bolster environmental protections and strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Now that Trump is impeached again, what's next?

The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump, with 10 members of the Republican Party joining 222 Democrats.

How Donald Trump shot himself in the foot

President Trump's near total loss of political legitimacy is a crisis of his own making.