‘The speaker has to move quickly’: White House urges Mike Johnson to pass aid for Ukraine and Israel – as it happened

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Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas's failure to turn up for court this morning has people scratching their heads, as no explanation has been given and it's usual for the court to mention if a member of the bench is under the weather.

It's an important few weeks for the court, hearing final oral arguments of the session that began last October, major decisions from which are expected this June.