Biden surveys Hurricane Ida damage and warns ‘climate change was here’ – live

Biden to tour neighborhoods affected by last week’s huge stormAbbott says ‘election integrity is now law in the state of Texas’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 7.41pm BST Joe Biden toured one of the neighborhoods in Manville…

Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live

UN calls on Taliban to ‘immediately halt offensive’, citing humanitarian concernsPentagon says leaders concerned by Taliban’s speedCDC officially recommends Covid booster shots for immunocompromised peopleJuly was hottest month Earth has ever recorded,…