Fox News v Dominion: defamation case over election lies goes to trial – live

• Trial could see Rupert Murdoch and other Fox executives testify in $1.6bn lawsuit in Delaware
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Good morning, US politics blog readers. The biggest news this morning is happening in Wilmington, Delaware, where the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News is going to trial. Dominion, which makes hardware and software used in elections, is suing the conservative news outlet on claims it knowingly defamed its business in the aftermath of the 2020 election, when Fox was a leading conduit for Donald Trump’s unfounded conspiracy theories of vote rigging. Dominion wants the huge sum of $1.6bn for the damage caused, and the trial could see top Fox executives such as owner its Rupert Murdoch appear on the witness stand. We’ll see what emerges from the courtroom today.

Here’s what else is going on:

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is heading to Washington DC to meet with Republicans in Congress as he continues his slow, sure progress towards announcing a run for president.

Joe Biden will deliver remarks on his efforts to lower childcare costs at 2pm ET. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters at 2.45 pm.

A Republican-led House committee on the Covid-19 pandemic holds a hearing at 9.30am examining the origins of the virus and China’s involvement.