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Joint session of US Congress to continue later in night: Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has asserted the lawmakers would return for the joint session of the Congress on Wednesday night once it is cleared by the security for use

US Capitol chaos: Twitter restricts Trump tweet for 'risk of violence'

In the tweets, Trump continued to make the baseless claim that the election was fraudulent. In the video he also urged protesters to go home

Democracy in America under unprecedented assault, says Joe Biden

In a nationally televised address, Biden said that the scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not reflect the true America

Democrat Jon Ossoff claims victory over David Perdue in Georgia runoff

"It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia for electing me to serve you in the United States Senate," Ossoff said in a video statement

Newly-elected members of US Senate sworn in to form 117th US Congress

New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress

US Congress overrides Trump's veto of defence budget, 1st for his admin

The US Congress has overwhelmingly overturned Trump's veto of the annual $740 bn defence policy bill, delivering a resounding bipartisan rebuke to the President in his final days in the White House

Covid-19: Politics blunts Christmas as US government shutdown nears

If the House vote succeeds, the Senate may hold its vote as early as Tuesday.

Trump vetoes $740.5-bn defence bill, calls it 'gift' to Russia, China

Pelosi said in a statement shortly afterward that Congress would begin voting to override on Monday.

Donald Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote

Donald Trump vetoed the defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress

Donald Trump refuses to sign relief Bill, seeks $2,000 stimulus payment

Threat throws into turmoil a bipartisan effort by Congress to help millions

US Congressman asks India to provide security to agitating farmers

A Democratic American lawmaker urged the Indian government to provide safety to the protesting farmers as he hailed the recent offers of dialogue

US Congress clears $25 million for democracy, gender programmes in Pakistan

The US Congress on Tuesday approved USD 25 million civilian aid package for Pakistan to strengthen democracy and promote women's rights in the South Asian country

$900 billion coronavirus aid is unequivocally beneficial: Fed official

Last week the Fed, in its final meeting of 2020, promised to keep funneling cash into financial markets further into the future to fight the recession

US Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over Covid pandemic aid

Congress swiftly passed a two-day stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown and buying time for endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package

US Congress closes in on $900 bn Covid-19 aid bill as Friday deadline looms

Negotiators were looking for a way to shift the approach to aiding hard-hit state and local governments, which has been a key Democratic priority but opposed by Republicans

President-elect Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

This comes in hopes of breaking a monthslong logjam and delivering much-sought aid as the tempestuous congressional session speeds to a close.

Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more Covid-19 relief funds

In his most direct comments so far, Powell told the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday that it''s "very important" for Congress to provide economic support

Biden urges Congress to pass robust relief package for most hit by Covid-19

US President-elect Joe Biden urged the Congress to pass a robust economic reforms package that can meet the urgent needs of Americans who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Mnuchin's Fed funding clawback will not 'hamstring' new administration

Mnuchin told Fed Chair Powell in a letter that the $455 bn allocated to Treasury under the CARES Act last spring should be available for Congress to reallocate

US: Democrats clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink

The party has now nailed down at least 218 seats, according to The Associated Press, and could win a few others when more votes are counted