Democrats

Vice president Kamala Harris swore the three new Democratic senators into office (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats gain control of US Senate as new members take oath

January 20, 2021

President Donald Trump is traveling to Texas (Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump says impeachment push causing ‘anger’ but he wants ‘no violence’

January 12, 2021

Twitter bans Trump permanently over risk of violent incitement

January 9, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden (Susan Walsh/AP)

Biden refuses to take position on Trump’s possible impeachment

January 8, 2021

House speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath of office to members of the 117th Congress at the US Capitol on Sunday (Erin Scott/AP)

Congress opens new session as virus and election result dominate

January 4, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Nancy Pelosi narrowly re-elected as House speaker

January 3, 2021

Donald Trump (AP)

Trump presses Georgia governor to help overturn election result

December 5, 2020

Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters about Election Day results (J Scott Applewhite/Pool/AP)

Republicans bolstered as Democrats falter in divided Congress

November 5, 2020

New York police are investigating another suspicious device (Kevin Hagen/AP)

US police probe suspicious package ‘sent to De Niro restaurant’

October 25, 2018

Taylor Swift breaks her silence on politics to back Democrats (Ben Birchall/PA)

Taylor Swift breaks silence on politics to back Democrats

October 8, 2018