White House to answer questions ahead of expected autism announcementpublished at 17:54 BST

17:54 BST

White House in Washington DCImage source, Getty Images

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of another busy day in US politics.

We will be tuning in shortly to a briefing at the White House, where Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt are expected to talk about a host of topics, including the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk who was memorialised in Arizona over the weekend, the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York, as well as the potential for an announcement by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr later about autism.

Trump officials are reportedly expected to announce that taking common pain reliever Tylenol during pregnancy is a risk factor for autism, though most experts say there is no evidence of a causal relationship.

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