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'We can't wait:' Biden admin fights for $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan

Lawmakers from both parties said they had agreed that getting the Covid-19 vaccine to Americans should be a priority

US: Lawmakers threatened ahead of Donald Trump's impeachment trial

The threats, and concerns that armed protesters could return to sack the Capitol anew, have prompted the U.S. Capitol Police

Trump's Senate impeachment trial will start in February: Chuck Schumer

The process will start on Monday when the US House of Representatives formally delivers the impeachment charge to the chamber

US Senate confirms Gen Austin as country's first black defense secretary

Vice President Kamala Harris would administer the ceremonial oath to Austin next week

Yellen wins unanimous US Senate vote despite Republican tax, debt concerns

Yellen's nomination was approved 26-0 in the evenly split committee, with concerns expressed by Republicans about President Joe Biden's ambitious plans

House Speaker to send impeachment article against Trump on Monday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday

House committees to work on Covid-19 relief package next week: Pelosi

Pelosi's remarks came after Janet Yellen, President Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, on Tuesday urged Congress to "act big" with a new Covid-19 relief package

US: Senate confirms Biden first Cabinet pick as Democrats control

The new Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged colleagues to turn the spirit of the new president's call for unity into action

US: Democrats gaining Senate control as three new members take oath

The three Democrats join a Senate narrowly split 50-50 between the parties, but giving Democrats the majority with Harris able to cast the tie-breaking vote

VP swears in 3 new senators, Ossoff youngest Democrat to serve since Biden

The swearing-in of the three new senators was groundbreaking as Warnock and Ossoff have become the first Black and first Jewish senators

Democrats take narrow control of US Senate as three new members sworn

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California took the oath of office in the Senate chamber hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in.

US: Biden's national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests

The most controversial of the group may be Lloyd Austin, the recently retired Army general whom Biden selected to lead the Pentagon.

US: Schumer calls for speedy confirmation of Joe Biden's Cabinet picks

His comments were part of a broader push by Biden allies to encourage speedy confirmations of some of his top nominees

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submits her resignation from Senate

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday officially resigned from her Senate seat, ending her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Her resignation from the Senate came two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday along with President-elect Joe Biden, making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president. Harris, a Democrat, has formally submitted her letter of resignation to California Governor Gavin Newsom, CNN reported, quoting a Harris aide. "I hereby resign as Senator from the State of California, effective January 18th, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). "As I assume my duties as Vice President of the United States, I would like to thank the people of California for the honour of serving them in the U.S. Senate over the past four years," CNN quoted Harris' resignation letter to Newsom as saying. Harris won her seat in November 2016 and was sworn in January 2017. At the

Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat, will give no farewell floor speech

Harris will be the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president of the US.

Donald Trump impeached for historic second time, trial heads to Senate

The vote left another indelible stain on Trump's presidency just a week before he is slated to leave office and laid bare the cracks running through the Republican Party

Decoded: Donald Trump impeached, again; here's what happens next

This is the second time Trump has been impeached, a first in the history of American politics

Bitter Senate impeachment trial of Trump could bog down Biden's first days

Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice when the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to charge him with inciting an insurrection

Senate minority leader says Trump impeachment trial can "begin immediately"

After US House impeached Trump for his role in inciting last week's riot at Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Schumer said a trial can begin immediately if the Senate Majority Leader McConnell agrees

House impeaches Trump after US Capitol siege; his fate in Senate hands

Only three US presidents ever impeached; none removed; vote held with large security presence at US Capitol; Pelosi calls Trump 'clear and present danger' to US