Michigan presidential primary election live updates

President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top House and Senate leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning in a last-ditch attempt to push them towards keeping the entirety of the federal government funded past the end of this week.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are meeting with Mr Biden at 11.30am ET in the Oval Office of the White House for discussions on how to end the impasse over federal budgeting caused by Republican hardliners in the House.

Michigan residents will on Tuesday help decide whether Donald Trump or Nikki Haley will represent the Republican Party in this year’s presidential election.

After the public has its say, local Republican officials will meet at a party convention on Saturday 2 March to add their own votes in a two-stage primary process.

But this year, there will be not one but two duelling conventions, convened by two rival party leaders – both of whom claim they are the real one.

Such is the chaos that has engulfed the Great Lake State’s GOP since its disastrous showing in the 2022 midterm elections, which saw Democrats take both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s seat for the first time in decades.

Io Dodds takes a look at what’s happening:

Senate Democrats, led by Tammy Duckworth, have called on Congress to pass legislation protecting access to IVF.

Says Senator Duckworth: “For years, I’ve warned that they’d come for IVF. The Alabama Supreme Court ruling is a direct result of Donald Trump’s promise to overturn Roe v Wade.

“We can’t wait. We must pass my bill to establish a nationwide right to access IVF for all. Now.”

Watch her remarks alongside Senator Patty Murray and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer:

President Joe Biden is meeting with top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday in the hope of averting the onset of a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.

Unless a new spending bill can be agreed before Friday 1 March, funding for the departments of agriculture, energy, house and urban development, transportation and veterans affairs will expire.

What’s more, the departments of justice, state and defence will in turn find themselves without cash from Friday 8 March.

Joe Sommerlad explains what’s going on:

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both set to visit the US-Mexico border on Thursday following the breakdown of congressional talks on immigration legislation and as immigration takes centre stage for their 2024 campaigns.

Andrew Feinberg and Gustaf Kilander have more.

President Joe Biden has reportedly said in private that Republicans’ attacks on his son Hunter, as well as the criminal charges facing him, are putting a strain on his family and could prompt his son to relapse, noting his family struggles with addiction.

Hunter Biden said on Monday that he views his sobriety as important in his private life and in keeping Trump from winning the 2024 election.

Here’s Gustaf Kilander’s report.

While in New York, President Joe Biden told reporters that he hoped a ceasefire agreement in Gaza would be reached “by the end of the weekend.”

“My national security advisor tells me that we’re close, we’re close, we’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire,” he added.

Andrew Feinberg has more.

Michigan residents will on Tuesday help to decide whether Donald Trump or Nikki Haley will represent the Republican Party in this year’s presidential election .

After the public has its say, local Republican officials will meet at a party convention on Saturday 2 March to add their own votes in a two-stage primary process.

But this year, there will be not one but two duelling conventions, convened by two rival party leaders – both of whom claim they are the real one.

Such is the chaos that has engulfed the Great Lake State’s GOP since its disastrous showing in the 2022 midterm elections, which saw Democrats take both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s seat for the first time in decades.

Here’s more from Io Dodds.