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The president called for background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and eliminating legal immunity for gun manufacturers.

Democrats needed 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump.

The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote on the charge of inciting insurrection for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Trump "is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day," McConnell said just after the Senate acquitted the former president.

The chamber voted to allow witnesses in a 55-45 vote, as five Republicans joined all Democrats.

The Senate appears just as likely to acquit Trump as it did before the trial began.

Wealthy donors to the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project are waiting to see what a probe says about how leaders handled a co-founder's alleged sexual misconduct.

When it comes to Republicans, 74% want Trump to stay active in some way, including 48% who want him to remain head of the Republican Party.

Videos of recent attacks on older Asian Americans in California's Bay Area have spread across social media in the last week.

House Democrats hope to pass their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan this month and have it signed into law before mid-March.

President Biden has called on U.S. farmers to lead the way in offsetting greenhouse gas emissions to battle climate change.

T.J. Ducklo was put on leave for seven days in the wake of a Vanity Fair story detailing a contentious conversation he had with a reporter.

Ex-President Donald Trump is on trial in the Senate for inciting the riot at the Capitol complex on Jan. 6, as Congress was confirming Joe Biden's election.

President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in the election after months of downplaying the Covid pandemic. He caught coronavirus shortly before the election.

Democrats are crafting their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, and the House hopes to pass it by the end of the month, Nancy Pelosi said.

The telephone call between Xi and Biden comes as the new U.S. administration works to mend trade relations with the world's second-largest economy.

Mike Pompeo's Madison Dinners had elite guest lists and raised questions about whether he was using the soirees to cultivate his political ambitions.

House impeachment managers arguing that Trump incited an insurrection against the government showed graphic video of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The White House has been reaching out to executives in several industries to rally support for the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan.

Biden, who has yet to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping, said last week he would work more closely with allies in order to mount pushback against Beijing.