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National Guard members salute in front of the US Capitol building during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, US, January 20, 2021. Reuters
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US House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement

The bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to give its approval

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters
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US Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-NM, looks on during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. February 23, 2021. Graeme JenningsPool via REUTERSFile Photo
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Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American US Cabinet secretary

File photo of US Congressman and Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Gregory W Meeks. Photo: REUTERS
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US lawmakers plan legislation to overhaul authorization of 'forever wars'

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters
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US Senate expected to begin debating coronavirus package on Thursday

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
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Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling

US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters
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Another trial for the ages: Senate to judge Trump over riot

US President Joe Biden. Photo: Bloomberg
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US Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid aid package

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine provides an update on Covid-19 in Harrisburg, Pa. Photo: AP
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed post

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

Just a normal cabinet meeting, February 2014. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images
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Biden's cabinet confirmation hearing begins on Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about responses to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate