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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders at the East Room of the White House April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. President pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. (Photo by Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images)

Joe Biden ‘raising taxes on rich to pay for child care and education’

US April 22, 2021 By Jessica Kwong

Joe Biden vows to cut US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030

US April 22, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

George Floyd's killer Derek Chauvin placed on suicide watch in high-security jail

US April 21, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

Nancy Pelosi under fire for thanking George Floyd ?for sacrificing your life?

Nancy Pelosi under fire for thanking George Floyd ‘for sacrificing your life’

US April 21, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

Joe Biden vows to end 'systemic racism' in emotional phone call to George Floyd's family

US April 21, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

Former US vice president Walter Mondale has died aged 93

US April 20, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

Donald Trump announces he's 'beyond seriously' thinking about running in 2024

US April 20, 2021 By Jack Longstaff

Vice President Mike Pence presides over a Joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol earlier in the day, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS

Former Vice President Mike Pence undergoes heart surgery

US April 15, 2021 By Jessica Kwong

Ivanka Trump gleefully gets Covid shot after initially ‘choosing to wait’

US April 15, 2021 By Jessica Kwong

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi reveals she would have used her 4-inch stilettos to 'battle' Capitol rioters

US April 15, 2021 By Jack Longstaff