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US may exhaust funds Oct 18 unless debt limit raised: Yellen
After that date, Treasury's funds "would be depleted quickly" and "it is uncertain whether we could continue to meet all the nation's commitments after that...
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Four of Trump's allies summoned by parliamentary committee proving Capitol riot
Congressional investigators are closing in on the Republican billionaire, whom Democrats accuse of being responsible for the deadly attack on the seat of US democracy in Washington on 6 January.
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Biden urges new eviction pause as Delta spreads
The White House has instructed government agencies to do what they can to prevent evictions in properties in federal programs or with federal loan guarantees.
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US authorities scramble, trade blame as millions face eviction
Renters had been shielded from eviction for nearly a year as part of a government moratorium intended to keep people in their houses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Republicans oust Trump critic Cheney from leadership
Eighteen months before crucial midterms and three years before the next presidential race, the Republican Party punished one of its own for her refusal to embrace Trump's false claim that Democrats stole the 2020 election.
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Biden celebrates an America 'on the move again'
Lauding the success of mass vaccination against COVID-19, US President Joe Biden told Congress and the nation on primetime television that 'in America, we always get up.'
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Biden sets out 'once-in-a-generation' $2tn infrastructure plan
The plan called for sweeping upgrades to transportation, telecommunications and energy infrastructure, which the US leader said was both about revitalising an economy weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic and restoring its global competitiveness.
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As Trump returns to political stage, nagging questions about 2024
The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024.
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Trump urges Senate Republicans to dump McConnell
In his most extensive comments yet on politics since stepping down from power on 20 January, Trump also claimed credit for some Republican gains in the 3 November election and threatened to use his influence against party candidates who don't align with him.
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US Capitol riot probe planned as Trump's legal woes mount
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, called on Monday for the creation of a 9/11-style Commission to look into the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by Trump's supporters.
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After Trump acquittal, Republicans see 'battle for soul of party'
Despite Trump's acquittal, Democrats insisted Sunday they had achieved a moral and political victory by securing some Republican votes in the Senate trial while permanently tarring Trump's name and clearing the way for President Joe Biden to quickly advance his agenda.
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House rests Trump impeachment case, defence begins Friday
The House impeachment managers rested their case after two days of arguments that included Trump's own words and hours of graphic video from the assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters who were seeking to halt certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory.
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Trump trial begins but Republicans signal likely acquittal
Senators voted 56-44 in favour of the constitutionality of the historic trial, rejecting a bid by Trump's lawyers to throw it out on grounds that a former president cannot be tried by lawmakers.
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Trump team blasts 'absurd' impeachment on eve of trial
Trump is a deeply damaged political figure but remains a powerful force in the Republican Party.
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Top House Republican won't punish QAnon backer, triggering vote
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his Democratic counterpart Steny Hoyer deadlocked over how to proceed with Greene, amid a raging debate about her inflammatory words and support of offensive social media posts.
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Trump's new impeachment team signals aggressive defence
The two lawyers former president Donald Trump has hired to defend him in his Senate impeachment trial are confident, tough and media-honed criminal case experts who could liven up what is already set to be a nationally televised spectacle.
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Trump names defence lawyers as historic trial looms
Trump's Senate trial is due to start on 9 February but he had reportedly parted ways with several members of his initial legal team just a day ago.
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Trump impeachment article to be sent to Senate, triggering trial
Republican lawmakers signaled over the weekend that Democrats may struggle to secure Trump's conviction over the storming of US legislative buildings earlier this month, which left five people dead.
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Biden pledges 'new chapter' but Trump impeachment trial looms
Joe Biden promised 'a new chapter' for the nation on the day after Trump became the first US president to ever be impeached twice, as the incoming Democrat sought to seize the narrative in a primetime address and get Americans looking forward again.
