Biden ‘concerned’ over supreme court’s Texas abortion ruling, says White House – as it happened

• President is deeply committed' to Roe v Wade, says Psaki
• Texas abortion providers can sue over ban but Scotus won't stop law
• Biden speaks at memorial for former US senator Bob Dole
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Coming as a surprise to almost no one, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was reportedly not wearing a facial mask during the memorial service despite rising cases of Covid-19 nationwide and several older attendees present.

For more information on rising Covid-19 cases and concerns sparked by the Omicron variant, check out the Guardian's Eric Berger piece linked below.