US rabbis testify to Congress in wake of antisemitic attacks – live

09:54 Mitt Romney and his niece, Ronna McDaniel, exchanged texts after the Republican National Committee she chairs [called](//www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/republicans-capitol-attack-legitimate-political-discourse-cheney-kinzinger-pence) Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his election defeat and the Capitol riot “legitimate political discourse”. Romney, the Utah senator, 2012 presidential nominee and only Republican to twice vote to convict Trump at his impeachment trials, told reporters on Monday he “expressed his point of view”. The RNC used the controversial language in [censuring](//www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/republicans-capitol-attack-legitimate-political-discourse-cheney-kinzinger-pence) Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the only Republicans on the House committee investigating January 6. Romney was one of few [Republicans](//www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) to scorn the move, saying: “Shame falls on...