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US President Donald Trump vows to spend "whatever" is appropriate to respond to the coronavirus. The administration has requested from Congress $2.5 billion in funding to develop treatments, vaccines and national stockpile of essential equipment, but Trump says he would be happy to spend more if it is offered by Democrats. SOUNDBITE
A physical scuffle breaks out between pro- and anti-Trump protesters demonstrating outside a Manhattan court, while a jury deliberates on convicting Donald Trump in the first criminal trial of a former US president. IMAGES
A handful of anti-Trump and pro-Trump protesters gather outside the US Supreme Court to protest against Donald Trump as the US Supreme Court is set to hear Trump's appeal against the Colorado ballot ban, examining his eligibility for the Republican primary ballot in the state of Colorado due to his involvement in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. IMAGES
Representative Liz Cheney, the senior Republican on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack and an outspoken critic of Trump, warns fellow Republicans against attempts to "whitewash" the reality of the attack. "No member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day," Cheney says on the first day of the hearing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Police stand guard at the scene after a French police officer was killed during an anti-drug operation in Avignon. IMAGES