Biden news: President’s border czar resigns as White House asks private investors to stem migrant surge

Texas Governor Greg Abbott faces opprobrium after he tweeting out his strident views on Mr Biden’s gun control orders mere hours before four people were critically wounded and another killed by a shooter at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan in his home state.

“This tweet didn’t even have time to circulate,” tweeted one user, “much less age before the “let my state freeze to death or die from COVID” Governor had to face a mass shooting. Responsible gun legislation is required.”

Matt Gaetz has been hit with his first call to resign from a party comrade: Adam Kinzinger, one of only 10 Republican House members who voted for Donald Trump’s second impeachment.

Mr Kinzinger and Mr Gaetz have clashed before; Mr Kinzinger once bracketed his belligerent Florida colleague together with extremist Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing both of wanting fame rather than believing in the outlandish ideas they propagate.

We’re resuming our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin, who stands accused of the murder of George Floyd. You can follow the day’s events on our live blog.

As the news of Prince Philip’s death broke, a Fox News host immediately linked his passing to the recent interview his grandson and granddaughter-in-law gave to Oprah Winfrey.

“There are reports that [Philip] was enraged after the interview and the fallout from the interview with Oprah Winfrey,” said Brian Kilmeade on air, “so here he is trying to recover and he’s hit with that.”

The remark is already drawing mockery and outrage in equal measure.

A new biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi includes her description of how she dealt with Donald Trump during his four-year term – and in typical Pelosi style, she doesn’t hold back.

“Every day I’m like, ‘Don a suit of armor, put on your brass knuckles, eat nails for breakfast, and go out there and stop them from taking children out of the arms of their parents, food out of the mouths of babies.”

USA Today has an exclusive extract.

Matt Gaetz has lost another staffer, this time his legislative director, Devin Murphy. According to the New York Times, Mr Murphy turned in his resignation in recent days, apparently telling other aides he was interested in crafting legislation rather than “working at TMZ”.

His departure follows that of Luke Ball, Mr Gaetz’s communications director.

Federal law enforcement have released an image purporting to show two men charged in the 6 January Capitol insurrection speeding along a Washington, DC street in a golf cart as they make their way to the riot.

Joshua James and Roberto Minuta, both associated with the right-wing Oath Keepers movement, are accused by the Justice Department of storming the Capitol in military gear, and Mr Minuta of carrying bear spray.

Today marks a crucial date in the closing of the Civil War in 1865, with Confederate general Robert E Lee signing a military surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The Confederate government never formally surrendered; its president, Jefferson Davis, was captured by US troops on 10 May that year.

Donald Trump, who is still giving almost all his public statements in writing, has endorsed his onetime bitter rival Marco Rubio in his re-election bid.

In his endorsement, Mr Trump praises Mr Rubio for his dedication representing Florida and work on reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as his rejection of the “FAKE Russia, Russia, Russia hoax”.

As one of the last candidates standing against Mr Trump in 2016, Mr Rubio found himself embroiled in some of that primary’s grubbiest slanging matches with the future president, including a notorious row over the size of the two men’s hands and other extremities.

Rumours had circulated for some time that he could face a primary challenge from Ivanka Trump, but no clear evidence she was seriously planning a run ever emerged in public.

Should you find yourself in the Miami area tonight with $500 to burn, you might still be able to nab a ticket for a dinner event at the Save America Summit featuring none other than the beleaguered Matt Gaetz as keynote speaker. The “BBQ, Boots & Bluegrass” event also features a turn by country singer Jacob Bryant.

If tonight is too short notice or if Mr Gaetz doesn’t appeal, you can pay another $500 tomorrow night for an evening reception with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Along with “moonlight putting”, you will be able to celebrate Dr Seuss’s One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – a cornerstone of the Seuss oeuvre, and not one of the six of his books that have been withdrawn from publication because of their unambiguously racist content, enraging the GOP’s angriest conservatives.