- Biden and Republicans agree to more Covid relief talks despite divisions
- How red states might block Biden’s roadmap to Covid recovery
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is a sexual assault survivor
- Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email
2.59pm GMT
The number of Americans who have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine is now higher than the total number of coronavirus cases in the US.
According to Bloomberg, 26.5 million Americans had received at least one vaccine dose as of yesterday afternoon. And according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the US has now confirmed 26,322,785 total cases of the virus.
2.44pm GMT
The Guardian’s Stephanie Kirchgaessner reports:
The Wall Street billionaire who has been heralded for giving Oxford University its largest donation “since the Renaissance” gave campaign contributions during the election cycle to seven of the Republican lawmakers who later voted to overturn the 2020 election results and backed candidates late last year even as they disputed Joe Biden’s victory.
Related: Wall Street billionaire backed Republicans who later tried to overturn election result
Continue reading…
Source: The Guardian