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US Congress

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Biden considers executive actions on guns, calls on Congress to pass weapons ban

Activists say executive actions that Biden could take right away include strengthening background checks, giving money to cities to fight gun violence, and regulating the market for “ghost guns”

FILE PHOTO: A man walks at an empty campus green at Georgetown University. Photo: Reuters

US doubles down on protecting university research from China

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Drug executives: Big jump in US vaccine supply is coming soon

FILE PHOTO: GameStop logo is seen in this illustration taken February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Hedge funds, Robinhood face grilling by Congress over GameStop Reddit rally

Michael van der Veen, attorney for former President Donald Trump, answers a question submitted by a Senator during the fourth day of the impeachment trial of the former president on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 12, 2021. U.S. Senate TV/Handout via Reuters

Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling

Supporters of US President Donald Trump fight with police officers trying to drive them out of the building near the US House Chamber on January 6 in a still photo from US Capitol Security footage that was introduced as evidence by House impeachment managers during the impeachment trial of former President Trump on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 10, 2021. US Senate/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Chilling video footage becomes key exhibit in Trump trial

US House lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) begins the managers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 10, 2021. U.S. Senate TV/Handout via Reuters

Democrats focus Trump trial on mob's threat to his fellow Republicans

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence convene a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS

Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive

Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, takes his seat for a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on March 13, 2019. Photo: Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images file

First sitting US congressman dies after Covid diagnosis

FILE PHOTO: US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the 117th House of Representatives in Washington, US, January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/Pool/File Photo

US Congress Republicans face dilemma in controversies around Cheney, Greene

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to journalists' questions during a news conference, at a hotel in Mexico City April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

US Senate confirms Biden nominee Blinken as secretary of state

The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. Photo : Reuters

Google stops donations to US Congress members who voted against election results

FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives during negotiations on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief package on Capitol in Washington, US, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Senate Republican leader McConnell drops objection to power-sharing deal with Democrats