More than 30 Democrats will reportedly skip Netanyahu's address to Congress - US politics live

At least 30 House and Senate Democrats will skip Netanyahu's address to US Congress later today, NBC News reports Kevin McCarthy, the former Republican House speaker, has described attacks by his former colleagues on Kamala Harris claiming that she was hired as part of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are "stupid and dumb". McCarthy, speaking to NBC News' Meet the Press NOW last night, said: I disagree with DEI, but she is the vice-president of the United States, she is the form...