Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom – US politics live

Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security billSign up for the Breaking News US emailA previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop it, after massive cuts to global and domestic public health efforts.There is no cure and no vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo variant of Ebola, which has caused two outbreaks in recent decades. Health leaders and scientists are now racing to understand where the virus is spreading and attempting to stop it – but the US is notably absent in these efforts. Continue reading...