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Democrats move to counter Republican state clampdown on early and mail-in voting
Deal reached with Democratic senator Joe Manchin over extension of Covid unemployment benefits
Left of party sees changing arcane Senate procedure as crucial to enacting Joe Biden’s policy agenda
Vice-president’s vote kicks off Senate debate over Joe Biden’s Covid relief package
Warning comes as House leaders cancel plans for Thursday session
Several moderate Democratic senators argued $1,400 payments should not go to higher earners
Lawmakers attempt to sidestep decision to rule out minimum wage increase in stimulus bill
Relief bill includes $1,400 cheques, jobless aid, and funds for state and local governments
Former president to break stretch of silence by giving speech at conservative event of the year
Senate parliamentarian rules vote on pay provision needs approval by more than a simple majority
Conservative Democrat from West Virginia shows a willingness to frustrate White House agenda
Manhattan district attorney’s investigation is one of several being carried out on the former president
Former US president calls Senate leader a ‘political hack’ in longest statement since leaving office
NAACP alleges that former president and others violated 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act
North Carolina senator who voted to convict former president meets backlash from local party
Party is engaged in a civil war over how to recover from November’s election losses
Former president faces criminal probes over alleged efforts to overturn the election result
Seven Republicans break ranks in second impeachment trial of former president
Vote expected Saturday after Democrats abandon plan to call witnesses
Vote on whether to convict former US president for inciting insurrection expected this weekend
Party hopes to convince public that former US president bears ultimate responsibility for deadly Capitol riot
Impeachment managers say Donald Trump was ‘inciter-in-chief’ on second day of Senate trial
Republican allies of ex-president fret about calibre of legal team and its lacklustre showing
Vast majority of Republicans signal opposition to process, suggesting slim odds of conviction
Former US president faces judgment in Senate over his role in storming of Capitol
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