Biden to end Covid-19 emergency but may declare reproductive health crisis – live

White House announces extraordinary pandemic measures to lapse on 11 May, a move Republicans had called forSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailGood morning, US politics blog readers. It’s been three years since Covid-19 broke out across the United States and the government took extraordinary measures to stop it from spreading. Now, it appears one of those steps is coming to an end, with the White House announcing it will allow the national emergencies declared to fight the pandemic to lapse on 11 May, a statement it made in response to Republican legislation to force their hand on the matter. Much has changed in the country since the anxious early days of Covid-19, including the end of the nationwide right to abortion, and there are reports that Joe Biden is also considering declaring a separate public health emergency aimed at ensuring access to reproductive healthcare.Here’s what we can expect to happen in the world of politics today:It’s day two of Biden’s in