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10.08am GMT
The House of Representatives is poised to give final approval to Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus and relief plan, a giant aid package the president has said is critical for lifting the US out of the pandemic and reviving its battered economy.
If passed by the House on Wednesday, as Democratic leaders expect, the first major legislative initiative of Biden’s presidency will rush assistance to families struggling under a year-long public health crisis and provide the most generous expansion of aid to low-income Americans in a generation.
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10.05am GMT
Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics on a day when Congress is expected to give a final approval to the Democrats $1.9 trillion coronavirus economic relief bill. Here’s where we are and what we expect to see later today…