US president-elect says he will invoke Defense Production Act to force private industry to ramp up vaccine production

House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejects president's veto of defense bill, setting him up for a humiliating Senate vote as his influence in Washington fades

Measure's fate in Senate is unclear, as president's push for higher payments divides Republican lawmakers

After president's daughter and husband Jared Kushner buy $31 million mansion in Miami, speculation swirls about her possible run for political office

Under pressure from all sides, US president approves $900 billion aid package but tells Congress 'wasteful items must be removed'

Tom Mountain, from party's Massachusetts branch, has been hospitalized twice; says he tested positive 2 days after event; wife, son, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law also infected

Biden accuses US president of an 'abdication of responsibility' with 'devastating consequences' as fate of bipartisan legislation remains in limbo

Failure to agree on bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink

Girding for a campaign without Washington's help, PM may be enticed to demonize Biden as he once did Obama to score points; but doing so would be costly, and might not work

Father of senior Trump adviser was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and witness tampering