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5 things you need to know about the biggest climate bill in US history

Is the newly passed bill really good news for the climate? The answer is complicated.

USA

Biden tests positive for COVID again, in rare case of virus 'rebound'

The new positive test comes just a few days after the White House said he had been given the all clear to come out of isolation, and several negative tests.

USA

Trump ignored pleas to stop riot, as VP's security 'prepared to die'

Mike Pence's Secret Service detail told each other to say goodbye to their families, as rioters stormed the US Capitol building, 6 January committee hears.

USA

Steve Bannon: Jury selection begins in trial of former top Trump lieut

The one-time adviser to former Trump faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol in Washington DC.

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W.House protesters demand Biden do more to defend US abortion rights

Hundreds of abortion rights protesters wave banners and chant outside the White House to demand the president take stronger action to protect access to the procedure recently revoked by the Supreme Court.

USA

Election worker details 'racist' abuse from Trump supporters

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling vote fraud.

Tech News

Trump's Truth Social app overnight hit but beset with tech glitches

The rollout of his new app marks a year since the former president was barred from mainstream social media platforms.

Ukraine

Russia and NATO meet as Moscow and Washington harden Ukraine stances

Ahead of Russia-NATO talks in Brussels on Wednesday and an OSCE meeting in Vienna on Thursday, Washington and Moscow both ruled out concessions or quick results.

USA

Watch: Biden attacks on Trump on Capitol riots anniversary

The US president pledged to fight for "the soul of America" in a blistering attack on his predecessor, on the first anniversary of the insurrection by Trump supporters.

Culture news

Breakout US inauguration poet Amanda Gorman releases New Year's poem

The 23-year-old first caught public attention with her impassioned reading of 'The Hill We Climb' at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January. Her latest set of verses touches on the hope and fear many of us have felt in 2021.

USA

Donald Trump's ex-chief aide Mark Meadows held in contempt of Congress

The vote by the House of Representatives is the latest show of force by the January 6 panel investigating the worst attack on the US Capitol in over 200 years.

USA

Former US Senator and WWII veteran Bob Dole dies aged 98

Dole had disclosed in February that he was being treated for stage-four lung cancer.

USA

US Supreme Court judges lean towards abortion limits

It's one of the most pivotal abortion cases to reach the US Supreme Court in 50 years.

World News

Biden-Xi set virtual summit for Monday to discuss tensions

US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will hold a much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.

USA

US election: Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race, jolting Democrats

Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor's race in the US state of Virginia, in an election that was seen as a first major test of voter sentiment since Biden took office.

Tech News

Trump will remain owner of TRUTH if convicted or runs for president

Trump tightens grip on social media company after SPAC deal success

USA

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies aged 84

The first black American to head the US armed forces, Powell is remembered by many for his controversial support for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

USA

US Congress votes to avert government shutdown

The battle in Congress continues on how to raise the government's borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.

USA

'The world is in peril,' says Joe Biden as he inspects storm damage

"The nation and the world are in peril, that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact. They've been warning us the extreme weather would get more extreme over the decade and we're living it in real-time now."

USA

Trump impeachment trial: Senate vote close after witness row resolved

The final vote on whether the ex-president incited insurrection edged closer after a deal was reached following a furore over hearing new witnesses.