US President-elect Joe Biden has elevated the post of a geneticist to Cabinet-level status for first time, naming pioneering Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday.

Biden elevates role of science, names geneticist Lander for new Cabinet-level post

US President Donald Trump is planning to helicopter out of the White House a last time early on the morning of the day his successor, Joe Biden, takes oath as the 46th US president of the country.

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration

ATLANTA — Prosecutors in Georgia appear increasingly likely to open a criminal investigation of President Donald Trump over his attempts to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 election, an inquiry into offenses that would be beyond his federal pardon power.

Atlanta prosecutor appears to move closer to Trump inquiry

It looks like the outgoing US President Donald Trump's name is everywhere, and sadly it is also leaving a negative impact on nature and wildlife. The wildlife authorities in Florida recently reported that a manatee was spotted with 'Trump' etched on its side.

Watch: Manatee carved with 'Trump' on its back found in Florida days after Capitol riots

Since the day the supporters of the to-be-impeached US President Donald Trump marched into the Capitol building, it was being reported that Trump and the Vie President Mike Pence had not had even a single conversation.

Days after Capitol riots, Donald Trump and Mike Pence meet in Oval Office: Sources

The mob swarmed the home of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, succeeding in temporarily interrupting a formal vote to confirm Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

U.S. Capitol Siege: Mob included far-right extremist groups convicted criminals

US President Donald Trump may turn to Rudy Giuliani to defend him against possible impeachment over his role in last week’s violent siege of the Capitol. Giuliani has been an outspoken Trump supporter since his first run for president.

Trump may turn to Rudy Giuliani again to defend him in case he is impeached

The history of the United States is rife with episodes of political violence far bloodier and more destructive than the one that President Donald Trump incited at the Capitol on Wednesday.

The myth of American innocence

From the start, John Matze had positioned Parler as a “free speech” social network where people could mostly say whatever they wanted. It was a bet that had recently paid off big as millions of President Donald Trump’s supporters, fed up with what they deemed censorship on Facebook and Twitter, flocked to Parler instead.

How Parler, a chosen app of Trump fans, became a test of free speech

US Vice-President Mike Pence will attend the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden, multiple media reports said Saturday. It is now being implied that the vice-president has become the latest longtime loyalist to abandon an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump.

Vice-President Mike Pence may attend Biden's inauguration on January 20

Another horrifying video from Wednesday's riots at the US Capitol Hill has emerged, which shows a policeman crushed between the pro-Trump mob and officers defending the building.

Video shows officer crushed against door by mob storming US Capitol

Dozens of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in connection with the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol building earlier this week, and many more cases are expected.

Explainer: What crimes can the US Capitol rioters be charged with?

Federal agents in US have arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral. One of them carried the House speaker's lectern and another wore horns and a fur pelt.

US House Democrats to introduce Trump impeachment article on Monday

Major technology companies like Google and Microsoft, as well as telecommunications giants like Comcast and Verizon, are among the nearly 1,000 people and groups that have donated at least $200 to the committee organizing President-elect Joe Biden’s scaled-back inauguration celebration this month.

Major technology companies join list of Biden inaugural donors

WASHINGTON — When Simon &amp; Schuster canceled its plans this week to publish Sen. Josh Hawley’s book, he called the action “a direct assault on the First Amendment.

Can Twitter legally bar Trump? The first amendment says yes

Concerns on Friday over US President Donald Trump's mental state have drawn focus on his power to unleash a nuclear attack. Two days after Trump supporters, under his encouragement, stormed the US Capitol and shut down Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had contacted the Pentagon's top general, Mark Milley, to understand how to prevent "an unhinged president" from using the secret nuclear launch codes to order a nuclear strike.

In focus: US president has sole power to launch nuclear strike

An increasingly isolated President Donald Trump sought on Friday to stave off a new drive to impeach him, two days after his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an assault on American democracy.

US Speaker says House can move to impeach Trump if he doesn’t resign

Federal authorities in the United States of America found a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle, and a handgun just two blocks away from the Capitol building.

Federal authorities found truck loaded with explosives near US Capitol: Report

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration politicized the intelligence around foreign election interference in 2020, resulting in significant errors in its reports last year to Congress and the public, a report by the intelligence community ombudsman concluded.

Trump administration politicized some intelligence on foreign election influence, report finds

On Friday, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account. According to the company, one of the tweets that sealed the deal was “President Trump’s statement that he will not be attending the inauguration” and its implication that the results of the 2020 election were not legitimate.

Can Donald Trump survive without Twitter?

Outgoing US President Donald Trump has offered the clearest signal yet that he would voluntarily leave office on January 20, pledging there would be an "orderly transition" to Joe Biden's presidency.

Trump finally concedes defeat, pledges 'orderly transition' after Congress affirms Biden win

US President-elect Joe Biden has assured more economic relief for the coronavirus pandemic now, adding he would deliver a plan costing "trillions" of dollars next week.

Biden to unveil trillions in pandemic economic relief spending next week

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as his Commerce Department secretary and former union official and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor secretary, his transition team said late on Thursday.

Biden to nominate Rhode Island governor for Commerce, Boston mayor for Labor

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