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A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, William Burns had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents.

A House resolution calling on Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove Trump from office was blocked by Republicans. However, the full House is set to hold a roll call vote and it is expected to pass.

First lady Melania Trump issued her first statement since the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol last week, condemning the violence by which she is "disappointed and disheartened."

Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign in the wake of deadly riots at the Capitol and support for the House drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum.

The president has also been blocked from posting on Facebook and Instagram -- at least until his term ends. ises.

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said he plans to extend a suspension of student loan payments due to financial hardships posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on “day one,” and he also favors forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt.

President Donald Trump said he will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, making him the first incumbent president to skip his successor's swearing-in since Andrew Johnson.

President-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office said Friday.

Lehigh University's Board of Trustees has voted to rescind an honorary degree that was granted to President Donald Trump back in 1988 in the wake of Wednesday's violence.

Scotland's Justice Minister Humza Yousaf is calling on officials to deny President Trump's entry into the U.K. following the riots in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, blaming him directly for inciting a "violent mob" at the nation's Capitol.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Trump’s former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney now serving as special envoy to Northern Ireland have resigned in the wake of the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Joe Biden will introduce Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions.

Former Attorney General William Barr says President Donald Trump’s conduct as a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol was a “betrayal of his office and supporters.”