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Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:31 UTC
Best possible result for Joe Biden: first results indicate Democrats have won the two Georgia Senate seats

Primary results in the Tuesday Georgia state Senate election indicate Democrats will be taking both seats, the best possible news for president-elect Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent David Perdue vowed to “mobilize every available resource and exhaust every legal recourse” as he fought for his political life in a Senate runoff that was too close to call early Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Pence “will abide by the constitution” in spite of Trump's pressure to overturn election results

Despite growing pressure from President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence plans to stick to his ceremonial duties when presiding in Congress on Wednesday, advisers said.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 08:38 UTC
George Bush will attend Joe Biden's inauguration; ex Pentagon chiefs warn about involving the military in the transition

Former Republican U.S. President George W. Bush plans to attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, a Bush spokesman said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Assange's extradition to US denied on mental health problems

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.
Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:39 UTC
Tuesday's Georgia Senate vote will decide the fate of Joe Biden's legislative agenda

Control of the U.S. Senate – and with it, the likely fate of President-elect Joe Biden's legislative agenda – will be on the ballot on Tuesday when voters in Georgia decide twin runoff elections.
Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:30 UTC
Trump vetoes bill to gradually end the use of large mesh drift gillnets off California

President Donald Trump vetoed a bill that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.
Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:27 UTC
US Congress leaders homes vandalized over failed vote to increase relief checks

Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig’s head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:20 UTC
US “will likely authorize” the AstraZeneca Oxford University vaccine next April

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University will likely be authorized for emergency use in the United States in April, the chief adviser for the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Biden claims US security agencies have been “hollowed out” under Trump and calls it a major irresponsibility

President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday many of America's security agencies had been “hollowed out” under President Donald Trump and the lack of information being provided to his transition team by the outgoing administration was an “irresponsibility.”
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
With Trump debilitated and Republicans divided, Congress running the US

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for US$2,000 Covid-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.