Biden news – live: President in crunch meeting for Covid bill as White House weighs Trump security briefings

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Joe Biden is set to meet with 10 Republican senators who propose spending about a third of the $1.9 trillion the president is seeking for coronavirus aid.

The White House invitation came hours after the lawmakers sent Mr Biden a letter on Sunday urging him to negotiate rather than push the relief package though by relying solely on Democratic votes.

It comes as Scottish lawmakers are mulling whether its government should investigate Donald Trump over how he purchased his golf resorts in the country.

The opposition-led vote at the Scottish parliament is aimed at pressuring the first minister Nicola Sturgeon to seek an Unexplained Wealth Order - a legal mechanism obtained from the courts that compels those suspected of serious financial corruption to explain the source of their wealth.

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