The GuardianNews (U.S.) First Thing: some of the world's richest people want to pay higher taxes Guardian US - Tim WalkerGood morning. A group of 83 of the world’s wealthiest people have published a letter urging governments to increase taxes on the super-rich in order to fund a global recovery from the economic crisis by
The GuardianNews (U.S.) First Thing: Biden unveils a populist plan to revive American industry Guardian US - Tim WalkerJoe Biden has revealed his populist economic response to the chaos and crises of 2020: a $700bn plan to “Build Back Better”. In a speech at a metalworks in Pennsylvania on Thursday, reports Lauren Gambino,
The GuardianNews (U.S.) First Thing: schools are the pandemic's latest political battlefield Guardian US - Tim WalkerMike Pence, the chief of the White House coronavirus taskforce, has waded into the pandemic’s latest political battlefield: schools. “It’s time for us to get our kids back to school,” the US vice-president
The GuardianNews (U.S.) First Thing: the US is officially out of the WHO – for now Guardian US - Tim WalkerThe Trump administration has officially notified the UN that it is leaving the World Health Organization, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, accusing the global body of being too close to China. The
The GuardianNews (U.S.) First Thing: the US is a Covid 'leader', but not in the way Trump thinks Guardian US - Tim WalkerThe number of recorded coronavirus cases in the US is approaching 3 million, with 130,000 deaths, and daily case rates higher than anywhere else in the world. The White House press secretary, Kayleigh
