McConnell proposes delaying Trump's trial as Biden details Covid strategy – as it happened

• McConnell claims delay would give Trump time to prepare
• Fauci describes difficulty of working under Trump
• President intends to retain Christopher Wray as FBI director
• Biden outlines Covid strategy
• 900,000 filed jobless claims last week
• US saw 4,375 Covid deaths on Wednesday
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Here's a review of today's news, from Joan E Greve and me:

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From the Guardian community team:

Joe Biden has entered the White House as America's 46th president. Taking his oath of office, he told his country it had been a day of victory and hope" and appealed for unity.

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