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10.12am GMT
President Biden is going to address efforts to get a coronavirus economic relief package passed today. Phil Mattingly at CNN reports on the progress – or lack of it – in trying to get a bipartisan approach agreed with the 10 Republican senators who met with Biden earlier this week. He writes:
While both sides praised the nearly two-hour meeting in the Oval Office this week, the deep divergence between Biden’s $1.9 trillion the $618 billion Republican proposal persists. Still the Republican group is using a detailed letter sent to the White House to push for talks to continue.
“We remain committed to working in a bipartisan fashion and hope that you will take into account our views as the legislative process moves forward,” the group, led by Maine Sen. Susan Collins, said in the letter sent Thursday to Biden, and obtained by CNN.
10.04am GMT
If you fancy something to listen to, might I point you in the direction of our Today in Focus podcast for Friday?
The US Senate will be transformed into a courtroom next week when Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins. After hearing evidence against the former president, the Senate’s 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats will have to decide whether Trump was guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors” when he incited supporters to storm the Capitol building and disrupt the election certification process.
10.01am GMT
Welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Friday. Here’s a catch-up on what happened overnight, and what we can expect from today, when new president Joe Biden is expected to focus on the economy and his coronavirus stimulus plans.
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