Kamala Harris visits Las Vegas, Dr Jill Biden visits New Jersey, while president will give White House speech

10.45am GMT

Trevor Hunnicutt for Reuters notes this about the locations chosen for the Democrat publicity blitz on the Covid aid package this week: Nevada, Pennsylvania and Georgia are all states where Biden narrowly defeated Trump back in November. They will also all feature competitive Senate races in 2022.

Losing just one seat in that evenly divided chamber would all but doom Biden’s legislative agenda, handing Senate control to Republicans for the rest of the president’s four-year term.

10.30am GMT

President Joe Biden, vice president Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight what they claim are the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.

The road show – dubbed the “Help is Here” tour by the White House – begins today with Harris heading to a Covid-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas, and first lady Dr Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.

10.28am GMT

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Monday. Here’s a catch-up on where we are right now, and what is in the diary for today:

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