January 6 panel releases witness transcripts with full report on the way – live

Committee releases 34 witness interviews after delaying full report of investigation into Capitol attack

Good morning US politics blog readers. If you figured things were winding down for the Christmas holiday, think again.

Sometime today we will see the release of the full January 6 House committee report into Donald Trump’s insurrection, delayed from Wednesday for reasons unknown. But the panel did release transcripts of 34 witness interviews last night, many of which make interesting reading.

There’s uncertainty over the passage of the bipartisan $1.7tn government spending package after early-hours drama in the Senate when Republicans threatened to blow up the deal over an immigration provision.

Nancy Pelosi will give her last press conference, scheduled for 10.45am, before she stands down as speaker when Republicans take control of the chamber early next month.

There’s reaction to Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s powerful and historic address to to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.

Joe Biden has no public engagements scheduled, and no White House press briefing is listed, although that could change.