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The Republican Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, says the bill that would direct $2,000 coronavirus relief payments to Americans has 'no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate'. After Donald Trump and Democrats pushed for larger relief cheques, McConnell said he would not be 'bullied' by Democrats into quickly approving the measure. House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, criticised McConnell for adding a delay to the...

US president Donald Trump slammed House speaker Nancy Pelosi after the Democrat was filmed at an indoor hair salon with her face covering around her neck. Trump, a longtime critic of Pelosi, pounced on the opportunity to attack her over the incident. “I’ll tell you what, she must have treated that beauty salon owner pretty badly. She uses the salon and the salon turned...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held back tears as she delivered an emotional remembrance of civil rights icon John Lewis at his funeral in Atlanta. Pelosi, who worked with Lewis for more than 30 years, said: ‘We always knew he worked on the side of the angels, and now he is with them’John Lewis, US civil rights hero and Democratic congressman, dies at...

Politicians return to Washington for possible rollcall vote as Kentucky Republican threatens to hold up passage of stimulus billMembers of Congress are racing back to Washington, despite social isolation guidelines, out of fear that a lawmaker could delay a Friday vote on the $2.2tn economic stimulus package designed to rush federal aid to workers, businesses and a healthcare system ravaged by the coronavirus. Related:...

US now has 82,404 confirmed cases, according to trackerNew York governor rails at Congress for lack of aidAfter surviving Katrina, New Orleans battles Covid-19Record 3.3 million Americans file for unemploymentSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 12.21am GMT 12.14am GMT The Guardian’s Vivian Ho reports: California’s homeless census was already troubled. Covid-19 is making it impossible. Related: California's homeless...

The House speaker said she won’t publicly set a deadline to send the articles of impeachment while a growing chorus of lawmakers say it’s time 12.24am GMT NEW @foxnewspoll places @TomSteyer in 2nd place in South Carolina pic.twitter.com/1SksqZ36bo 12.02am GMT Having approved the war powers resolution, the House has now moved on to environmental policy. Members are debating legislation that would require the Environmental...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Donald Trump’s actions represented a 'betrayal of his oath of office, a betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections' as she said the House of Representatives will launch a formal inquiry into whether the president should be impeached, declaring that no one is above the law. The Democratic-controlled House will examine whether...

Bank says in redacted court document it has at least some of Trump’s returns, which House Democrats have sought for months Sign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 1.11am BST That’s all for today. 12.30am BST Joe Biden said that racism in the US is a “white man’s problem visited on people of color.”Taking aim at incendiary racial appeals by...