White House announces sweeping $1.8tn plan for childcare and universal preschool

American Families Plan, which includes tuition-free community college, aims to reshape the economy's social infrastructure

Joe Biden's speech to the US Congress on Wednesday evening caps off his first 100 days in office and puts him in the very chamber and at the very podium where insurrectionists loyal to Donald Trump sustained mob rule for a time on 6 January.

Amid high security around Washington DC and the US Capitol, Biden is due to make his first address to members of a joint session of the House of Representatives and the US Senate.