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US Congress

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

Wright announced on January 21 that he had tested positive for the Covid-19 but was experiencing minor symptoms

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

FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing face masks guard the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

House Democrats deliver Trump impeachment charge to Senate

President Donald Trump congratulates House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare on May 4, 2017. Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images

Trump's coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questions Avril Haines during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be President-elect Joe Biden's pick for national intelligence director in Washington, DC, US January 19, 2021. Joe Raedle/Pool via REUTERS

Prominent Senate Republican warns Trump trial could spark more impeachments

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

Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP grows vocal against impeachment proceedings

Timeline to Trump's impeachment trial in US Senate

Timeline to Trump's impeachment trial in US Senate

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the US-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

A general view of the US Capitol in Washington, US November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Democrats take narrow control of US Senate

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

Senate's top Democrat, Republican seek path to guide 50-50 chamber