Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for Republicans, says former House speaker – US politics live

Kevin McCarthy says exit of the Trump loyalist turned critic is a sign of broader trouble for RepublicansThe Kremlin this morning has confirmed that Witkoff is due in Moscow again next week – expected given the progress reported on a peace deal between Ukrainian and US negotiators earlier this week.But hanging over that is a report that has emerged of a leaked recording of Witkoff advising Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, last month on how he should pitch to Trump on the peace plan.“He’s got to sell this to Ukraine. He’s got to sell Ukraine to Russia,” he said. “That’s what a dealmaker does.”“And this is something inside Congress, they’d better wake up, because they are going to get a lot of people retiring, and they’ve got to focus.” Continue reading...