Biden announces US will donate another 500m vaccine doses at Covid summit – live

US to donate 500m Pfizer doses to low- and lower-middle-income countriesDoses are in addition to the over 600m the US has committed to sendingHouse Democrats pass spending bill in party-line vote of 220 to 211McConnell pledges to oppose any effort to raise the debt ceilingSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 10.44pm BST The latest Fed statement also showed that more members of the Fed committee now believe that interest rates should rise in the near future. Nine of