Joe Biden

President Joe Biden meets with secretary of defence Lloyd Austin (AP /Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden signs order reversing Trump’s transgender military ban

January 25 2021

President Joe Biden is expected to overturn the ban (Evan Vucci/AP)

Joe Biden to drop Donald Trump’s military transgender ban – reports

January 25 2021

President Joe Biden is reimposing travel restrictions (Evan Vucci/AP)

Joe Biden to reinstate Covid restrictions on travellers from UK

January 24 2021

President Joe Biden waves as he departs after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Joe Biden attends Mass for first time since taking office

January 24 2021

President Joe Biden spoke to Boris Johnson on Saturday (Evan Vucci/AP)

Special relationship forms part of discussion in call between Biden and Johnson

January 24 2021

Lorna Slater welcomed the commitment to climate change from the new US administration (Scottish Green Party/PA)

Scottish politics

We must increase climate ambitions now US is back on track, say Greens

January 24 2021

Joe Biden and Boris Johnson held their first call since the new president entered the Whitehouse (Niall Carson/PA)

Boris Johnson has first call with new US president Joe Biden

January 23 2021

Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of February 8 (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Donald Trump impeachment trial to begin week of February 8 – Chuck Schumer

January 23 2021

On January 6, 2021, pro-Trump supporters and far-right forces flooded Washington DC to protest Trump's election loss.

STEPHEN REICHER: Populism of ‘outsider’ Donald Trump left the US more divided

January 22 2021

Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin worked with Joe Biden when he was vice president (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)

Lloyd Austin confirmed as first black US defence secretary

January 22 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said he supports the treaty extension (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia welcomes Biden’s proposal to extend nuclear arms treaty

January 22 2021

The Oval Office of the White House is newly redecorated for the first day of President Joe Biden’s administration (Alex Brandon/AP)

No 10 says Biden removing Churchill bust ‘up to president’ despite Obama attack

January 21 2021

The Oval Office of the White House is newly redecorated for the first day of President Joe Biden’s administration in Washington (Alex Brandon/AP)

New president Joe Biden brings slightly new look to Oval Office

January 21 2021

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Law.

Readers' letters

READERS’ LETTERS: We cannot turn the other cheek to President Trump

January 21 2021

US National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman reads at Joe Biden’s inauguration (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Everything you need to know about Biden inauguration poet Amanda Gorman

January 21 2021

President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office (Evan Vucci/AP)

Joe Biden targets Trump policies as he takes helm as US president

January 21 2021

Stephen Colbert said he feels ‘enormous relief’ as he was joined by his fellow late night hosts in saying a gleeful goodbye to Donald Trump (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Gleeful late night hosts wave goodbye to Donald Trump

January 21 2021

Chrissy Teigen shared her delight after Joe Biden’s presidential Twitter account followed her following four years of being blocked by Donald Trump (Ian West/PA)

Chrissy Teigen celebrates Biden Twitter follow after years of Trump block

January 21 2021

Tom Hanks hosted the Celebrating America TV special to mark Joe Biden’s inauguration (Biden Inaugural Committee via AP)

Hollywood throws star power behind Biden and Harris as it helps usher in new era

January 21 2021

Tom Hanks said ‘the dream of America has no limit’ as he welcomed a new era under Joe Biden’s presidency (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Tom Hanks welcomes Biden era in Celebrating America special

January 21 2021

President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House (AP/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs executive orders reversing Trump policies following his inauguration

January 20 2021

Vice president Kamala Harris swore the three new Democratic senators into office (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats gain control of US Senate as new members take oath

January 20 2021

Lady Gaga sings the national anthem before Joe Biden’s inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP)

With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem at inauguration

January 20 2021

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington (Patrick Semansky/AP/Pool)

Poet Amanda Gorman delivers inspirational inauguration performance

January 20 2021

(Jonathan Ernst/AP)

Reese Witherspoon and Oprah Winfrey among famous faces celebrating inauguration

January 20 2021