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US President Donald Trump participates in a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley October 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Not shown in the photo also in the room on the call is Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Photo: Reuters

Could Trump be prosecuted for inciting the attack on Capitol Hill?

Here's an explanation of why lawyers, including ones who think Trump should be impeached for his remarks, say such a case would be an uphill battle for prosecutors

Republican USSenators David Perdue (top L) and Kelly Loeffler (bottom L) and their Georgia runoff election challengers, Democratic US Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, are seen in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo

Why the winners in Georgia runoffs might not be known for days

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Explainer: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

Explainer: How the coronavirus changed US political conventions, perhaps forever

Explainer: How the coronavirus changed US political conventions, perhaps forever

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Who is affected by Trump’s suspension of foreign work visas?

US President Donald Trump holds up a Bible during a photo opportunity in front of St John's Episcopal Church in the midst of ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, outside the White House in Washington, US, June 1, 2020/ Reuters

Explainer: Can Trump send the US military to quell violence at protests?

A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of a displayed stock graph and "$0 Barrel" words in this illustration picture, April 20, 2020/ Reuters

Explainer: What is a negative crude future and does it mean anything for consumers?

People wearing masks following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), take a walk at a park in Daegu, South Korea, March 14, 2020/ Reuters

Why recovered S Koreans testing coronavirus positive again?

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via Reuters

What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?

Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden appears at his Super Tuesday night rally in Los Angeles, California, US, March 3, 2020/ Reuters

What gave Biden the edge over Sanders?

The Palestinians also rejected the cash several times in 2019 after Israel trimmed the sum in retaliation for funds going to the families of jailed or killed militants Photo: Collected

Why is Israel holding its third election in a year?

File Photo: A passenger wears a protective mask near the booking office of Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, February 4, 2020/Reuters

How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces?

People pass posters of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad and politician Anwar Ibrahim, who was granted a royal pardon, at a rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 16, 2018/ Reuters

New battle between old Malaysian rivals Mahathir and Anwar