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US President Joe Biden is set to declare a major disaster for Texas, clearing the way for more federal funds to be spent on relief efforts.

The third day of Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial is underway, with the Democrats set to focus on the damage wrought in the Capitol rampage and the former president's role in inflaming the…

House Democrats prosecuting in Donald Trump's impeachment trial have shown security footage from inside the US Capitol, of how members of a pro-Trump mob searched for the vice president.

The Biden administration says it is immediately suspending Trump-era asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

The new military rulers of Myanmar are ordering mobile operators and internet service providers to block access to Twitter and Instagram, a Norwegian telecom says.

US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders seeking to reunite migrant families split up by a Trump-era policy.

A prominent Mexican bishop called on for an investigation into the recent discovery of 19 burned bodies, suspected to be Guatemalan migrants, in northern Mexico.

Analysis: Politics has started the year in a way that's almost certainly going to continue throughout 2021, dominated by Covid-19, vaccinations to save us from it, and the housing crisis, writes Peter…

Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore show that more than 100 million people have caught Covid-19 since the pandemic started.

The arrival of the Bidens and their dogs Major and Champ at the White House marks the return of a longstanding tradition - four-legged furry friends at the 18-acre estate that is home to the US…

US President Joe Biden has apologised after some members of the National Guard stationed at the US Capitol were pictured sleeping in a car park.

Opinion - Joe Biden may think his presidency is about unifying the United States, but growing inequality, the health of his citizens and racism need to be fixed first, Professor Dan Zirker writes.

Take a look at who Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has called on to help run the US government.

The Chinese government has announced sanctions against "lying and cheating" outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other top officials under Donald Trump.

Analysis - Biden's inauguration doesn't have a lot in common with that of Donald Trump just four destructive years ago, writes Tim Watkin, but both inaugurations ask: How far?

Donald Trump told supporters that he will "be back in some form" after departing the White House for the final time as president.

Since descending from the golden escalator in the Trump Tower in 2015, it's been a wild ride and like him or loathe him, Donald Trump's presidency will be one for the history books.

Joe Biden is expected to announce an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the United States unlawfully, shortly after becoming president.

Donald Trump leaves Washington with the lowest post-war approval rating of any president, and with the shame of having provoked the startling Capitol riots of two weeks ago. Video

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States after a career in politics that has spanned five decades. Here's a look at how he got there.

US President Donald Trump is pardoning former White House adviser Steve Bannon, who is accused of fraud in a case involving funds for the border wall.

As US President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration, outgoing president Donald Trump released a farewell speech from the White House. Video

A dozen members of the US National Guard have been removed from duty helping secure the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden after vetting, which included screening for potential ties to…

US President Donald Trump is expected to issue more than 100 pardons and commutations on his last full day in office - but Julian Assange is not expected to get one of them.