Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell has labelled far-right Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories as "loony lies" and a "cancer" for their party.
People in areas where community transmission of the South African coronavirus variant has been found should "think again" before they leave the house for reasons even within the rules, a minister has said.
The government has been urged to "reverse this reckless policy of leaving our borders unlocked" after it was claimed scientific advisers warned only a total shutdown would stop new COVID-19 variants entering the country.
