US military says it carried out lethal strike on vessel in Pacific, killing four, as Trump addresses country – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can find more of our US politics coverage hereUS military carried out lethal strike on vessel in Pacific, killing four, says Pete HegsethThe Donald Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will soon make his first appearance before Congress since sparking an uproar with comments seen as pressuring ABC to temporarily pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel from the air.ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s show over statements he made following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which prompted Carr to say that he wanted broadcasters to “take action” on Kimmel, and: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” Continue reading...