Few senior Republicans have spoken out against the president’s baseless election fraud claims, writes Richard Hall

Trump falls back on conspiracy and division as his options run out, Richard Hall finds in DC

Naji Abumrad tells The Independent: ‘She is probably one of the smartest and most giving human beings I have ever met’

Mr Biden ran his campaign on a promise to make the climate crisis a top priority of his administration 

Experts tell Adam Forrest about the possibilities for an exciting recovery in the year ahead