Now playing Next USA US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden hits out at Trump after Electoral College confirms victory The vote on Monday night marked the formal election loss for incumbent Donald Trump, who has continued to tout baseless fraud accusations. 15/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Election deadline leaves Joe Biden a step closer to US presidency Today marks 'Safe Harbour' deadline day in the US, when electors must ratify recounts and certify results from the November election. This means once states have rubber-stamped their counts, there's little room to manoeuvre for Donald Trump with his voter fraud claims. 08/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump says his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19 The lawyer is the latest in Trump's inner circle to contract the disease that is now surging across the US. 06/12/2020
Now playing Next USA 'America is back': Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees “Together, these public servants will restore America globally, its global leadership and its moral leadership,” US President-elect Biden said. 25/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security Hours before being dismissed, Krebs tweeted out a report citing 59 election security experts saying there is no credible evidence of computer fraud in the 2020 election outcome. 18/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff Klain served as chief of staff for Biden during Barack Obama’s first term, was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore in the mid-1990s and was a key adviser on the Biden campaign, guiding Biden’s debate preparations and coronavirus response. 12/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden: Trump's refusal to concede is 'embarrassing' mark on his legacy Biden: Trump's refusal to concede is 'embarrassing' mark on his legacy 11/11/2020
Now playing Next USA 'Time to heal America': Joe Biden calls for unity in victory speech President-elect Joe Biden reached out to Trump supporters in a bid to bridge the divide in a country driven apart by social and economic turmoil. 08/11/2020
Now playing Next USA 'This isn't over!': Donald Trump's supporters refuse to accept defeat At protests in cities across the US, Trump supporters railed against the news that Joe Biden is the President-elect, chanting "This isn’t over! This isn’t over!" and "Fake news!" 08/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Joe Biden: Safe, steady and shaped by tragedy Who is the man who was elected to be the next US president? 03/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Summer of protests shaping voters' attitudes to US election the Trump campaign is squarely blaming Black Lives Matter for the violence, pushing a law-and-order message. "Jobs versus mobs", they say, and they're running commercials in Wisconsin, hoping to scare voters away from the Democratic nominee Joe Biden. 27/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court by divided Senate Trump's choice to fill the vacancy potentially opens a new era of rulings on abortion, the Affordable Care Act and even his own election. 27/10/2020
Now playing Next USA US elections: Trump court nominee confirmed eight days before election The US Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the nation's highest court one week before the presidential elections. 26/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump's court nominee fields tough questioning from Democrats Her nomination to the Supreme Court would create a 6-3 conservative majority, tilting the court to the right for years to come. 14/10/2020
Now playing Next USA US Senate to press on with hearings for Trump Supreme Court nominee The US Senate will begin confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, a mere three weeks before the presidential election. 12/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Legislation unveiled that would let Congress oust unfit US presidents Announcing the move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted it was not about current president Donald Trump. 09/10/2020