Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas
US supreme court fails to act to block near-total ban that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers
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Biden threatened with communion ban over position on abortion
‘We must speak the truth’: Liz Cheney defiant ahead of ouster from top Republican job
The Wyoming representative stands by her opposition to Trump’s election lies as she prepares to be removed from No 3 House role
Read moreTrump asserts power over Republicans as Liz Cheney faces ousting
Republicans widely expected to remove congresswoman from leadership as she resists ex-president’s election lie
Read moreBiden speech live: president pitches ‘once in a generation’ investment in American families – live
- Plan includes funding for universal preschool, free college and childcare
- State of the union style speech to tout his accomplishments
- Includes an appeal to working-class voters on economic recovery plans
- White House announces sweeping plan for childcare and pre-school
Biden says he’s ‘not open to doing nothing’ on infrastructure amid Republican criticisms of plan – as it happened
- President says jobs plan is ‘largest investment’ since second world war
- UK Covid variant now dominant in US, says CDC director
- Biden to make gun policy announcement Thursday – White House
- Half of US adults on track to receive at least one vaccination by weekend
- Trump breaks silence on Matt Gaetz allegations
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Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning medical treatment for young trans people
Asa Hutchinson veto followed pleas from pediatricians, social workers and parents who said measure would harm trans youths
Read moreBiden’s $2tn infrastructure plan ‘needs to be changed’, says key Democrat Manchin – live
- Joe Manchin says he does not like plans to raise corporate taxes
- President tries to build momentum in Congress to pass plan
- Joe and Jill Biden celebrate easter with masked-up Easter bunny
- CDC director says risk of Covid surface transmission is low
- How Biden’s $2tn infrastructure plan seeks to achieve racial justice
Who needs Twitter? Trump wishes happy Easter to ‘radical left crazies’
- Ex-president marks holy day with brief, abusive statement
- Trump ‘money bomb’ raised millions from unwitting donors
Spring breakers flock to Covid hotspot Florida to party like it’s 2019
A combination of students who feel they are at little risk and a governor who has lifted restrictions has experts worried, leading some schools to cancel spring break altogether
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