First Thing: House Republicans vote to block publication of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Chamber votes 206-198 against release of report into former Florida representative, who resigned from Congress last month. Plus, how climate breakdown can still be avoided

Good morning.

The House has voted against publishing the ethics committee's report into allegations of sexual misconduct and potential illegal activities by the former Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz.

On what grounds was it blocked? Gaetz resigned from the House on 13 November, when Trump picked him for attorney general - and the Mississippi Republican Michael Guest, the committee chair, said the panel's investigative authority ended then.

What will Trump do? His team is reportedly developing a peace proposal for Ukraine, sidelining its ambitions for Nato membership and potentially handing Russia significant territory.