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During his inaugural address at the US Capitol, newly sworn-in President Joe Biden calls for "unity," acknowledging the "deep and real" divides in his country. SOUNDBITE
Former secretary of Housing under Obama, Julian Castro officially announces he is running for the 2020 presidential election. The grandson of a Mexican immigrant and former mayor of Texas city San Antonio places his bid to the White House, a race that promises to be close among the Democrats who want to take Donald Trump's place. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden is "moving forward" with his reelection campaign, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says, as reporters pressed her on whether he will pull out of the White House race following a disastrous debate showing. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says that the Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's criminal immunity for his actions as president set a "dangerous precedent". "Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits what the President can do," he says. SOUNDBITE
"These are all Biden trials," Donald Trump says as he arrives at a New York courthouse where prosecution and defense teams are set to present opening arguments in the former US president's historic hush-money criminal trial. "I'm here instead of being able to be in Pennsylvania, in Georgia, and lots of other places campaigning," he adds. Trump, 77, has been ordered by the judge to appear in the Manhattan court for the duration of the case, largely keeping him off the campaign trail for weeks as he challenges President Joe Biden for the White House in November's election. IMAGES