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US election 2020

The US election ended with former-Vice President Joe Biden winning the presidency over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. In the midst of a pandemic and with the economy reeling, the campaign was long and contentious.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom.

California governor faces recall election

Three Republicans have said they would run against Gavin Newsom in a vote that could come in the fall.
PoliticsApril 27, 2021
Joe Biden and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016

Biden and Erdogan talk amid tensions over genocide question

The two presidents spoke about improving ties, even as Biden considers officially recognizing the Armenian genocide.
PoliticsApril 24, 2021
Activists march towards the Multnomah County Sheriff's office during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on April 12, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

Police officer who shot Daunte Wright arrested

Officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot a 20-year-old Black motorist in Minnesota's Brooklyn Center, has been arrested.
CrimeApril 14, 2021
Building site of the SK Innovation battery factory in the US state of Georgia

Biden hails deal in vehicle battery dispute

LG Energy and SK Innovations have reached a $1.8 billion (€1.5 billion) settlement over stolen corporate secrets.
BusinessApril 11, 2021
US President Joe Biden at Rose Garden press conference

Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence

The president called the issue a "public health crisis" that costs the United States billions of dollars each year.
PoliticsApril 8, 2021
A Texas trooper talks to Edith and son Harbin Ordonez, 4

People flee Honduras by hundreds of thousands

The number of people trying to cross into the United States from Mexico without authorization has risen steeply.
PoliticsApril 3, 2021
US President Joe Biden points with both of his hands during his speech in Pittsburgh

Biden lays out 'once-in-a-generation' infrastructure plan

The US president also pledged to put an end to big companies paying little to nothing in federal income taxes.
PoliticsApril 1, 2021
US President Joe Biden

Biden doubles US vaccination goal

Joe Biden has touted his administration's COVID response, saying it was his "expectation" to run for a second term.
PoliticsMarch 25, 2021
Joe Biden speaks in Atlanta

Biden calls for gun control following Boulder shooting

Biden is under pressure to act on gun control. However, getting reform passed will be an uphill battle.
PoliticsMarch 23, 2021
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February 2021

Ex-Trump aide: 'The Republican Party is bigger than Trump'

On DW's Conflict Zone, former Trump advisor and Congressman Jack Kingston denounced the attack on the Capitol.
PoliticsMarch 19, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R), joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (R), speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (L), China's Foreign Minister at the opening session of US-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska on March 18, 2021.

US and China trade barbs as Alaska talks kick off

The US said Chinese actions threatened "rules-based order," while Beijing accused Washington of a "Cold War mentality."
PoliticsMarch 18, 2021
A girl from Honduras holds a sign asking for US immigration

US disaster agency ordered to help migrant children

An influx of unaccompanied minors at the US-Mexico border is becoming a major challenge for US President Joe Biden.
Human RightsMarch 14, 2021
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar

US grants Myanmar nationals deportation protections

The Biden administration moved to grant temporary deportation protections for citizens of Myanmar.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2021
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of misbehavior by seven women

Cuomo again rebuts calls to step down

Pressure mounts for the governor of New York to resign as a seventh woman came forward with allegations of sexual abuse.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2021
President Biden addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House

Biden sets US vaccination goal

US President Biden announced several steps he would take to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2021
Refugees in Matamoros

'We can't save them all': Refugees grasp for US safety

The Biden administration wants to change Trump's refugee policy. But how many migrants can really benefit?
Human RightsMarch 11, 2021
Pelosi with gavel in her right hand, acknowledges the bill's formal passage

US COVID relief package gets final approval

Opposition Republicans cast Biden's bill as bloated and crammed with liberal policies of his Democrats.
PoliticsMarch 11, 2021
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez

Honduran president smuggled cocaine into US

This is not the first time he has been accused of working with traffickers.
CrimeMarch 10, 2021
A Venezuelan on the Venezuela-Colombia border getting her documents checked

US grants Venezuelans temporary protected status

The decision will offer temporary residency to hundreds of thousands of exiled Venezuelans in the United States.
PoliticsMarch 8, 2021
Inside the US Senate as the results of the vote are read out: Yea 50 Nay 49

US Senate narrowly passes COVID relief package

One of the largest spending plans in US history has passed through the Senate after half a day of debating.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2021
Bildkombo Joe Biden and Mohammed bin Salman

US-Saudi relationship a tightrope for Joe Biden

The president's approach has been tempered as he shies away from punishing the nation for alleged human rights abuses.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2021
An Airbus A380 takes off behind a Boeing 787 plane at the Paris Air Show in 2011

EU, US agree to suspend tariffs in aircraft dispute

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen described the Joe Biden presidency as a "fresh start" in US-EU relations.
BusinessMarch 5, 2021
USA I Washington I Capitol National guard

US Capitol police tighten security after new threats

There have been no signs of disturbances as National Guard troops and police patrol outside the building.
ConflictsMarch 4, 2021
Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador and US President Joe Biden

US-Mexico presidents talk immigration, COVID

Both US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Lopez Obrador have stressed the need to maintain good relations.
PoliticsMarch 2, 2021
Donald Trump speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2021

Donald Trump teases a presidential run in 2024

Trump has teased his supporters that he may "beat" Biden in 2024 in his first major appearance since stepping down.
PoliticsFebruary 28, 2021
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo bows to external probe of harassment claims

The New York governor has come under fire after a series of sexual harassment allegations against him.
PoliticsFebruary 28, 2021
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi wearing face masks

US House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill

The relief package, now up for a vote in the Senate, is aimed at galvanizing a still-faltering US economy.
PoliticsFebruary 27, 2021
National Guard troops assemble outside of the US Captiol on January 16, 2021

Militias want to 'blow up' Capitol, police chief warns

The acting head of the Capitol police urged for security measures to remain in place amid ongoing threats by extremists.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2021
US Greencard - Permanent Resident Card

US President Joe Biden reverses Trump green card ban

President Biden has lifted ban that prevented many green card applicants from entering the country.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2021
A mural of Ahmaud Arbery on display in Brunswick

Ahmaud Arbery: Mother sues over killing of Black jogger

A lawsuit has been filed by the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot while jogging in the US last year.
Law and JusticeFebruary 24, 2021
Also among those to give testimony was Robert Contee, the acting police chief in Washington DC

US Capitol attack: Senate probes security failures

The US Senate has opened a review of planning and security failures, with some evidence appearing contradictory.
CrimeFebruary 23, 2021
Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland vows to depoliticize Justice Department

Joe Biden's attorney general nominee has laid out his agenda if he is confirmed to take over the US Justice Department.
PoliticsFebruary 21, 2021
People line up for for water in Austin, Texas

Biden declares a 'major disaster' in Texas

President Joe Biden's declaration will allow his administration to free up federal funding for the snow-hit state.
CatastropheFebruary 20, 2021
US President Joe Biden

President Joe Biden signals US return to world stage

What are the new steps towards international cooperation the US has already taken under Biden?
PoliticsFebruary 19, 2021
Two girls lay down notes and flowers at a memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Could Biden's gun control plan backfire?

Joe Biden wants stricter gun laws. Gun control activists are rejoicing, but gun owners see their rights at risk.
SocietyFebruary 18, 2021
Joe Biden addresses the 2013 Munich Security Conference

Joe Biden returns to Munich Security Conference in new role

US President Joe Biden will address world leaders at the virtual MSC, but this is not his first time attending.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 20216 images
USA Radio Jorunalist Rush Limbaugh

Provocative US radio host Rush Limbaugh dies

Limbaugh was a leading voice on the American political right since the 1980s
MediaFebruary 17, 2021
Mitch McConnell speaks about Trump's second impeachment on the Senate floor

Trump slams McConnell after criticism

Donald Trump slammed Republican leader Mitch McConnell after he blamed the former president for the US Capitol riots.
PoliticsFebruary 17, 2021
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Democrats announce probe into Capitol riot

Nancy Pelosi announced a probe into the breach of the US Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters.
PoliticsFebruary 16, 2021
Mitch McConnell

McConnell calls Trump 'responsible' for Capitol riot

Despite voting to acquit, Mitch McConnell has said Donald Trump was "morally responsible for provoking" the attack.
PoliticsFebruary 13, 2021
A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber

Trump acquitted by US Senate of inciting Capitol riots

US senators have cleared the ex-president of inciting an insurrection by supporters on the Capitol building.
PoliticsFebruary 13, 2021
David Schoen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate.

Trump impeachment trial proceeds after witness row

The proceedings were halted after a House Republican offered new details of a phone call about the Capitol riots.
PoliticsFebruary 13, 2021
Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the US military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Biden to review closing Guantanamo Bay prison

President Biden's aides have launched a "robust" formal review of the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Human RightsFebruary 13, 2021
Angela Merkel and Joe Biden

Ischinger: Europe is surrounded by a 'ring of fire'

As Angela Merkel and Joe Biden prepare to share a virtual Munich Security Conference stage, DW spoke to the organizer.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 2021
Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the military coup

US steps insufficient, Suu Kyi supporters say

Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi want stiffer measures put in place after the US sanctioned military leaders.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 2021
A banner which reads 'Convict or be complicit' in Washington DC

Ban Trump from office or brace for more violence: Democrats

Democrats have said that the Capitol mob was "invited" by Trump, and he would be a danger if let back in office.
SocietyFebruary 11, 2021
Photo collage of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping

Biden, Xi discuss human rights, trade

Xi warned against a potential confrontation between the US and China in the leaders' first call.
PoliticsFebruary 11, 2021
President Trump at a speech behind flags

7 things to expect from Trump's impeachment trial

Trump's lawyers deny he encouraged the deadly Capitol attack. DW breaks down the ins-and-outs.
PoliticsFebruary 9, 2021
A Trump banner on a house along the road to Piketown

The impeachment trial dividing America

In rural Pennsylvania, support for former US President Donald Trump runs deep. The impeachment trial won't change that.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2021
US President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington, DC

US seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Former President Donald Trump pulled out of the Geneva-based body over allegations of anti-Israel bias.
Human RightsFebruary 8, 2021