US senators urged to block funding Bill unless Democrats meet demands

Travel stocks weaker across continent

Harris first woman to hold presidential power as Biden undergoes colonoscopy

US president says he will press China to participate in a full transparent investigation

Couple’s 27-year marriage is ending but commitment to philanthropy remains

Authorities examine whether lawyer illegally lobbied Trump administration in 2019

Opportunity to deliver on investment in social infrastructure and innovation

Transportation secretary supports reversing corporate tax cuts to fund spending package

Former US president was banned from Twitter over his incitement of Capitol riot

Seven Republicans cross the aisle but vote falls well short of two-thirds majority required for conviction

Trial opens with graphic footage of US Capitol riots on January 6th

It is the second time he will have been sent for trial through House impeachment proceedings, a process that establishes merely a case to answer, and the second time, almost certainly, that he will escape conviction.

Former US president’s legal team call trial in Senate a ‘public relations stunt’

British shares trade flat as climbing Covid-19 cases weigh on sentiment

Leisure and hospitality shed 498,000 jobs, making it one of the hardest-hit sectors by far

Congressional session to certify outcome of November vote set to descend into stand-off

Republican Senators try to hold off Democratic challengers after day of campaigning

US president holds ‘victory rally’ in Georgia ahead of crucial run-off Senate elections

‘Dangerous sabotage’: President accused of using his final weeks in office ‘to sow chaos’

The 17th president of the US had a gift for demagoguery

Trump repeated attacks on Republicans who refuse to back him including Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp

The assassination of JFK was one of those rare events people remember forever after

America Letter: Money only goes so far in helping to persuade people which way to vote

Fresh stimulus for UK economy and strong quarterly earnings boost trading

The US will grant access to test results and referrals, and a doctor’s exact words can be read

A bitterly polarised nation could do with a little of the spirit Lyndon Johnson showed in 1965

Having found his voice late in his 20s, basketball’s best player has let it be heard

It is impossible for Brendan Gleeson to give a serious performance as Donald Trump

Defeat for grandson of Robert Kennedy marks family’s first electoral loss in Massachusetts

Dr Harry Kloor joins as a director as Mike Boyce steps down from the company’s board

Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team

The Trump campaign has a battle on its hands as its confronts a Biden-Harris ticket

The court ruling highlights that using state-aid rules is not a way to secure tax justice

Mike Pompeo’s announcement is the first concrete US response to China’s moves

Fatalities now at 22,000 worldwide but figures also show 118,000 people recovered

Package of $2tn in measures is unprecedented

Policy makers across the globe move strengthen economies against pandemic

Michael Milken maintained ties to a finance industry that he helped shape

America Letter: Impeachment tool debased as Trump re-election looms as vindication