Jennifer Jacobs

17:30 - President Joe Biden said U.S. allies have thanked him for his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin, but he warned the Russian president that relations would be severely damaged if Alexey Navalny, a political opponent who was the victim of an apparent assassination attempt, died in prison.

16:17 - Donald Trump plans to fly to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida the morning of Joe Biden’s inauguration, where several current White House staff are expected to work for him or his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, after his presidency, according to people familiar with the matter.

19:18 - Regeneron said it supplied single dose of experimental drug. Trump ‘fatigued,’ first lady has mild cough and headache.

15:29 - President again alleges vote-by-mail will result in fraud. DeJoy tells senators Postal Service is prepared for election:

15:57 - President Donald Trump is holding off for now on his threat to slash U.S. contributions to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

14:21 - Report submitted to White House on China’s under-count. U.S. has publicly reported more than twice as many cases

18/12 - 15:30 - Pipeline connecting Russia, Germany seen as security threat. U.S. sending new ambassador Sullivan to Moscow next month.

14/09/18 - 13:49 - President instructed trade advisers to proceed with new round. Mnuchin has made overture to Beijing for fresh negotiations.