Welcome to Al Jazeera’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s first formal news conference. This is William Roberts, Steve Chaggaris and Creede Newton.Amid “murmuring here in the United States” about the 78-year-old Biden’s delay in holding his first formal news conference with some suggesting “he wasn’t capable, he might not be able to hold a thought, there were questions about his health”, Al Jazeera White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett gave his performance a positive review.“He showed the world that he was very adept about various ranges of policy in a detailed way,” Halkett said. “I...…Welcome to Al Jazeera’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s first formal news conference. This is William Roberts, Steve Chaggaris and Creede Newton.Amid “murmuring here in the United States” about the 78-year-old Biden’s delay in holding his first formal news conference with some suggesting “he wasn’t capable, he might not be able to hold a thought, there were questions about his health”, Al Jazeera White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett gave his performance a positive review.“He showed the world that he was very adept about various ranges of policy in a detailed way,” Halkett said. “I...WW…

For critics of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, his vote to former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the US Capitol riot followed immediately by his vilification of Trump was nothing more than naked hypocrisy.Before his vote – that a former president “is constitutionally not eligible for conviction” – McConnell tore into Trump and his role in the riot.“There is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day,” McConnell said on Saturday. “Former President Trump’s actions that preceded the riot were a...…For critics of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, his vote to former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the US Capitol riot followed immediately by his vilification of Trump was nothing more than naked hypocrisy.Before his vote – that a former president “is constitutionally not eligible for conviction” – McConnell tore into Trump and his role in the riot.“There is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day,” McConnell said on Saturday. “Former President Trump’s actions that preceded the riot were a...WW…