USA 'This was four years in the making': Trump blamed for US violence Political scientists say US President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has riled up right-wing voters in a way that will deeply affect the Republican Party for years. 07/01/2021
USA In pictures: Guns drawn as lawmakers scramble amid US Capitol breach Pictures captured some of the most jarring scenes ever to unfold in a seat of American political power. 07/01/2021
USA What does a Democrat-run Senate mean for the Biden administration? From cabinet appointments to coronavirus legislation, Biden's ability to enact his agenda hinged on the outcome of Georgia's two Senate run-offs. 06/01/2021
USA Donald Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency Electoral voters won by President-elect Joe Biden are "not gonna take this White House!” he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally in Georgia. 05/01/2021
World 2020 is over, thankfully. What does 2021 have in store? Joe Biden is in, Angela Merkel is out, and the first lunar eclipse since 2019 will take place. What else is in the diary for 2021? 04/01/2021
USA Trump meets with Republican lawmakers in last bid to block Biden's win Having failed to prove electoral fraud in 50 lawsuits, as well as having two cases thrown out by the Supreme Court, Donald Trump is making one last-ditch attempt to overturn the election results in Congress. 22/12/2020
USA Joe Biden has COVID-19 vaccine on live TV to demonstrate its safety US president-elect urged all Americans to take the vaccine when it becomes available to them 21/12/2020
USA Joe Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine live on TV to boost uptake While it is unclear if Donald Trump will have the vaccine, president-elect Joe Biden will be vaccinated live on TV on Monday to help boost the largest vaccination programme in US history. 21/12/2020
USA Biden picks Native American Deb Haaland for interior secretary "A voice like mine has never been a Cabinet secretary or at the head of the Department of Interior," Haaland said, vowing to be "fierce". 18/12/2020
USA Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated his former colleague Joe Biden as president-elect, after the Electoral College confirmed the election result. 16/12/2020
