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President-elect Donald Trump also averted a government shutdown by forcing Congress to scrap a government spending bill before Friday's deadline.

Sarah McBride makes history as the first openly transgender member of Congress, bringing a progressive agenda focused on healthcare, equality, and social justice to Delaware's lone House seat.

Harris' signature housing policy calls for up to $25,000 in federal down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers who have paid their rent on time

While not at the forefront of national politics, Walz established himself as a moderate Democrat in Congress

Keith Best's tweet accusing Kamala Harris of using sex to advance her career drew widespread criticism. The post was swiftly removed.

Nancy Pelosi and several members of the US Congress have tech-heavy investment portfolios that have generated triple-digit returns over the past decade.

The fiasco following Biden's performance at the presidential debate with former President Trump has left many of his aides anxious about his mental fitness.

Four House Democrats, all ranking members of key House committees, made their positions known during a private call hosted by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

The dollar wavered on Wednesday, as traders awaited results from U.S.

Biden on Monday called Republican opponents "reckless and dangerous" for refusing to join Democrats in raising the debt limit.

Some Republican senators have clearly already made up their minds and do not intend to break with Trump, who has threatened to derail their careers.

The session of Congress comes one day after voters in Georgia apparently handed a pair of stunning victories to the Democratic Senate candidates over Republican incumbents.

McBride was also the first transgender trainee in the White House at the time of her internship during Obama's presidency.

With Covid-19 cases rising in several states and no agreement yet on a rescue package in Congress, US stocks mostly slid Tuesday for a third straight session.

Despite months of arduous talks in Washington, there appears to be little chance Republicans and Democrats will hammer out a rescue deal.

Covid-19 restrictions will give the 90-minute debate moderated by Fox News star Chris Wallace a streamlined look with a smaller audience.

Democratic opponents, led by Joe Biden, have demanded that Republicans back off on replacing Ginsburg, until after the November 3 election.

Trump told Republicans to be on alert for what he claimed was a Democratic plan to rig the contest through increased use of mail-in voting.

Biden's acceptance speech reflects the enormity of the shutdown that has upended life across the US in the battle against the deadly coronavirus.

She expressed dismay after the US president exaggerated the new virus outbreak in New Zealand as a "huge surge" that Americans would do well to avoid.

With the Democratic Party poised to officially anoint Biden as its nominee, Trump defied virus concerns and staged competing events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The US senator from California is a daughter of immigrants, and has made history as the first woman of colour tapped for a major party presidential ticket.

With key unemployment benefits, ban on evictions already lapsed for millions, Republicans and Democrats far apart in talks on a fresh economic rescue package.

The Grammy-winner reportedly believes in massive education reform and wants to build world-class infrastructure projects.

The panic has already caused a bloodbath on trading floors and there are warnings there could be worse to come.

The Trump administration released the Economic Report of the President on Thursday, which claims a vast improvement over the previous administration.

Barr has emerged as a powerful defender of Trump, earning the nickname of the "president's attorney" from critics.

Sanders for the first time claimed national frontrunner status in a new poll that also showed billionaire Michael Bloomberg vaulting into third place.

Trump is on a victory lap after Wednesday's Senate vote clearing him of abusing his office and obstructing Congress.

In a note of togetherness to a deeply polarised nation, he was to insist that he is "building the world's most prosperous and inclusive society.