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11.04am GMT
President Joe Biden is joining top messengers already crisscrossing the country to highlight what they say are the benefits of the Democrat’s Covid-19 rescue plan. The White House have set out a theme for each day, and Tuesday is promoting aid for small businesses.
Biden is set to visit a small business in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday, his initial trip outside Washington for the “Help is here” tour that got underway yesterday when VP Kamala Harris dropped in on a Covid-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas, while first lady Dr Jill Biden toured a New Jersey elementary school.
10.50am GMT
Hi and welcome to our live coverage of US politics for today. Here’s a catch-up on where we are, and some of what we have in the diary for today…