US politics live: US government’s bombshell Covid website

The White House has launched a shock new website claiming to detail “the true origins of Covid-19”.

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics.

It may be the Easter holidays in Australia but there’s no vacation time in the US for the religious celebration – so expect the White House and Donald Trump to continue cranking on.

On Thursday, US time, President Trump said “termination cannot come fast enough” of Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

That comment came after Mr Powell predicted that Mr Trump’s tariffs could cause inflation and unemployment to rise.

Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden has again, indirectly, criticised Mr Trump.

He said that Harvard University had “stepped up in a way no one else has”.

Mr Trump has also reportedly pulled the plug on in Israeli plan to hit Iran’s nuclear facilities instead opting for diplomacy.

Read on for more updates.

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