Summary
That’s all for our live coverage for the day. Thanks for following along. Here are some of the big stories from the day.
House Republicans late this evening proposed a healthcare plan with no extension of tax credits, as insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans.
House Democrats published a new tranche of what they called “disturbing” photographs from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, the British former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and others.
Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists accusing the president of violating multiple federal laws by tearing down part of the iconic building without required reviews or congressional approval.
Trump declared he “should be listened to” by the Federal Reserve, as he weighs candidates to lead the central bank amid an extraordinary campaign by the White House to exert greater control over its decisions.
The US is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Ethiopia in the United States, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on immigration.
Immigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the US recently and are awaiting court hearings to decide their cases.
The New York Times reported that the Transportation Security Administration is providing the names of all air travelers to immigration officials, dramatically expanding the Trump administration’s use of data sharing for deportations.
The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew – who was detained by US immigration authorities last month – has spoken out in a CNN interview this evening.
Bruna-Caroline Ferreira was detained in Massachusetts, her home state, and sent to immigration detention in Louisiana. She was recently released from custody on bond. She was born in Brazil and has been living in the US since 1998. Ferreira told CNN she had not spoken to Leavitt, who she had chosen to be her son’s godmother.
“What I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a Catholic school doesn’t make you a good Catholic. You’re a mother … How would you feel if you were in my shoes? How would you feel if somebody did this to you?” Ferreira said. “I can’t wrap my mind around it.”
