President sure to be asked about conditions on US-Mexico border and his next steps on gun control
- Biden will also make virtual appearance at European Council summit
- President charges Kamala Harris with stemming migrant numbers
- Virginia becomes the first southern state to end the death penalty
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10.15am GMT
You can imagine that the intention will get swept away in questions on guns and immigration, but the White House is hoping that President Joe Biden today will be able to tout his success in getting the Covid-19 relief bill through Congress so early in his administration.
Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller write for Associated Press that he is the first chief executive in four decades to reach this point in his term without holding a formal question-and-answer session. He’ll meet with reporters for the nationally televised afternoon event in the East Room of the White House.
10.07am GMT
Here’s how Maeve Reston and Stephen Collinson at CNN are teeing up Joe Biden’s first press conference today:
President Joe Biden’s first two months in power went remarkably smoothly considering he took office amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, a consequent economic crisis and his predecessor’s refusal to recognize his victory.
Biden is expected to highlight blasting through his 100 million doses in 100 days timeline and the passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue bill, which, along with other social legislation in the planning stages, suggests that he is in the process of shaping the most progressive and ambitious Democratic presidency in decades.
10.01am GMT
Welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Thursday. Here’s where we are, and what we can expect to see today.