Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed President Biden on Tuesday for not shutting down the Chinese coronavirus amid resurgent omicron-related chaos. “Joe Biden was supposedly ‘elected’ because he was going to quickly get rid of COVID-19, sometimes

The city estimates that more than 130,000 people are being tested at the city’s sites every day, which is double the number three weeks ago. New Yorkers also have access to hundreds of private testing sites across the city. Here’s how to be tested for Covid-19

President Biden on Tuesday will announce the deployment of 1,000 troops to help hospitals reeling from COVID-19 and unveil a website where Americans can order free at-home virus tests in January, senior administration officials said. He will also underscore

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and has received a booster shot, said Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. The Democrat received his diagnosis via a PCR test, he said in a short video shared to his social

Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz's office announced Walz, his wife, and their teenage son have all tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, CNN reports. "Minnesotans, I want to share that [Monday], my 9th grade son tested positive for COVID-19.

To a smattering of boos from his supporters, Donald Trump admitted on Sunday that he got a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine recently in private. That means the former president has declined three times in the past year to try to save the lives of his fans

Republicans immediately pushed back on President Biden’s address to the nation Tuesday, accusing him of stoking "fear" of the coronavirus to exert his power. In a sobering public address, the president again pleaded with unvaccinated Americans to get the

(CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the Omicron coronavirus variant could drive Covid-19 cases higher than ever before, according to modeling posted on the agency's website this week. "Current increases in Omicron cases are likely

The Biden administration has signaled a shift to a more aggressive approach to in-home testing for COVID-19, but according to their new plans, it will not be in time to help most Americans before Christmas or even New Year's Eve. President Biden will announce

President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning in January to combat the surging omicron variant. Americans will be able to request the tests through a website

COVID-19 cases surged in New York City and around the United States over the weekend, dashing hopes for a more normal holiday season, resurrecting restrictions and stretching the country's testing infrastructure ahead of holiday travel and gatherings. The

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’s committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another spike in coronavirus cases NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another

With the omicron variant on the march, President Joe Biden plans to announce 500 million free rapid tests for Americans, increased support for hospitals under strain, and a redoubling of vaccination and boosting efforts. In a speech scheduled for Tuesday afternoon,

(CNN) The Biden administration is once again on the defensive as the pandemic cuts its wildly unpredictable course, upending American lives with the holidays around the corner and the tools that could make for safer gathering -- widespread, easily available

Former President Donald Trump reflects the views of likely voters more than President Joe Biden, according to a new national Rasmussen Reports poll. Of likely voters polled, 44% chose Trump while 31% picked Biden when asked, "Which of the following politicians

Biden to announce free COVID tests, more aid for hospitals to deal with omicron Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP With COVID-19 again surging in the U.S. because of the omicron variant, the White House will announce on Tuesday

After a ''mid-level'' White House staffer tested positive for COVID-19, President Joe Biden has since tested negative twice, White House press secretary Jen Psaki wrote in a statement Monday evening. ''On Monday morning, a mid-level staff member, who does

SpaceX reports LA County's highest number of workplace COVID-19 cases Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon /AFP via Getty Images Patrick T. Fallon /AFP via Getty Images At least 132 employees at the SpaceX rocket factory near Los Angeles have

London’s famed New Year’s Eve celebration in Trafalgar Square has been canceled over Omicron. The planned massive party was called off by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who feared a major live event could be a super-spreader of the highly transmissible COVID-19

Genomic surveillance data shows omicron has overtaken the delta variant in Miami-Dade County as the dominant strain of the coronavirus in just a matter of weeks MIAMI -- Omicron has overtaken the delta variant in Miami-Dade County as the dominant strain of

A World Health Organization (WHO) update on the Chinese coronavirus pandemic published this weekend, citing South African case data, suggested that the rate of hospitalization of patients with the omicron variant may be 25% lower than the hospitalization rate

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant in the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2021. President Joe Biden tested negative

A Texas man with underlying conditions is believed to be the first person in the US to die from COVID-19’s Omicron variant, a report said. The development, which was reported by ABC News, came as Omicron has become the predominant strain of the coronavirus

(CNN) President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday a purchase of a half-billion at-home rapid Covid-19 tests and a plan to distribute them free to Americans who request them through a website, one of a series of new steps he'll unveil as the country faces a potentially

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he‘s committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another spike in coronavirus cases. The Democratic mayor said Tuesday that New York can’t see schools and businesses closed again like the city

President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Tuesday to distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning in January as part of an attempt to double down on the spread of a transmissible variant that has hit the U.S. distressingly close

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Biden is not showing symptoms of COVID-19 after he came into close contact with a staffer who later tested positive for the virus. “He’s asymptomatic,” she told reporters. “I spent several hours

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and praised his predecessor, Donald Trump, for getting a booster shot -- marking a rare moment where the two men have found common ground

The omicron variant has taken hold across the U.S. with new infection rates accounting for 73 percent of coronavirus cases, results released Tuesday reveal. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated there were more than 650,000 cases

With the holiday travel season already underway, new coronavirus cases are surging in the United States, prompting governors and mayors to once again wrestle with how far to go to combat the virus as federal officials said that Omicron has become by far the

New York City’s plans to ring in 2022 in Times Square are expected to be scaled back because of the sharp increase in coronavirus cases, a report says. The iconic annual celebration will likely be operating under a reduced capacity and attendees will have

Image President Biden returning to the White House on Monday after spending the weekend in Wilmington, Del. He is expected to announce new steps to confront the national surge in coronavirus cases. Credit... Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times President

The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is, but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas. "Everything is riskier

New York (CNN Business) Business was starting to turn around for Lido, an Italian restaurant in Harlem, after a grinding 20 months. The 11-year-old restaurant with a James-Beard-award-winning head chef survived the traumatic spring of 2020, when New York City

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that the new Omicron variant is spreading at a “truly unprecedented” pace — with COVID-19 cases doubling about every two days in the US. “Certainly, this is unprecedented to see this rapidity with which any individual virus

The plan has a more urgent tone than the winter pandemic strategy that Mr. Biden announced three weeks ago at the National Institutes of Health, just days after the new variant was discovered in South Africa. At the time, he promised that the 150 million Americans

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Monday flagged the possibility of a series of harsh restrictions to be imposed on revelers heading to Times Square to welcome in the New Year. The crackdown threat follows an announcement last month from de Blasio

WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden is planning to announce Tuesday afternoon that half a billion at-home COVID-19 tests will be distributed free to Americans who want them starting next month, one of several new steps to combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic — and nearly a year since he took office — President Biden insisted, “I don’t think anybody anticipated” the dramatic surge in cases caused by the more infectious Omicron variant, claiming “it all started all of a sudden,”

Image President Biden addressed the nation from the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday. Credit... Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Facing an alarming surge in coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the nation’s hospital system, President

The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a tenth COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The global health agency added Nuvaxovid, also known as NVX-CoV2373, to its emergency use listing following an approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The

(CNN) New York City's wildlife is thriving, and that's thanks to devoted scientists and activists who have spent decades bolstering robust wildlife habitats in the city's five boroughs. Helen Forgione, Natural Areas Conservancy 's senior ecologist, is one

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another spike in coronavirus cases. The Democratic mayor said Tuesday that New York can't see schools and businesses closed again like the city did in 2020

The plan has a more urgent tone than the winter pandemic strategy that Mr. Biden announced three weeks ago at the National Institutes of Health, just days after the new variant was discovered in South Africa. At the time, he promised that the 150 million Americans

Omicron is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week — and a stunning 92 percent of cases in New York and New Jersey, the feds said Monday The data from the Centers for Disease Control and

Today has been sort of a banner day in the annals of the Wuhan pandemic. Several prominent personalities announced they had tested positive for the virus. BREAKING: Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she's tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case, indicating

Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the government would provide 500 million free rapid tests, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. At the White

President Joe Biden will announce a plan Tuesday to send out 500 million coronavirus tests to Americans who want them, in his latest attempt to slow the spread of the virus. The plan is a sudden turnaround from just two weeks earlier, when White House press

New Yorkers are being forced to pay inflated prices for do-it-yourself home COVID tests — if they can even find one. The huge demand for the hard-to find over-the-counter tests — which usually retail for about $24 a pair — has jacked up their price at some

White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested Tuesday that she regrets her previous comments dismissing the possibility of providing at-home COVID-19 tests to all Americans. During a White House press conference, Psaki told journalists that she should

The White House said Tuesday that people won’t have to wear masks "all the time" as soon as "we make progress" fighting COVID-19. A senior administration official told Fox News that the future "will look better" after more people are vaccinated and therapeutics

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is launching federally run COVID-19 testing sites in New York City and other areas overwhelmed by demand as the Omicron variant causes record numbers of new coronavirus cases. The feds also are mobilizing 1,000 military

NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day … Biden was in 'close contact' with staffer who tested positive for COVID-19 President Biden had a "close contact" with a staff member who has tested positive for

President Biden addressed the American people Tuesday on the recent surge of COVID-19 cases due to the new omicron variant. During his speech, Biden described plans to purchase and distribute approximately 500 million COVID-19 tests amidst large shortages

The omicron variant of the coronavirus now accounts for nearly three quarters of all new infections in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Estimates for the week ending Dec. 18 indicate that omicron is

More than 800,000 Americans have died since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The introduction of vaccines at the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 brought hope for many — even as cases spiked at the end of the summer, largely due to the delta variant

Not all views are the same. When booking a room in New York City, the view is going to be a major selling point. So when one woman booked a hotel room through Airbnb and found herself staring directly into a crowded restaurant instead of overlooking the city,

President Joe Biden will address the coronavirus pandemic again on Tuesday, as his administration struggles to respond to the latest variant of the virus while cases continue to rise. “I am not going to shut down the economy period. I’m going to shut down

President Biden said Tuesday he will purchase half a billion rapid coronavirus tests that Americans can order for free delivery to their homes, deploy the military to overwhelmed hospitals and stand up federal testing sites as he scrambles to rein in an omicron

Monday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson hammered President Joe Biden’s approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, which he declared a “measurable failure.” To bolster his point, Carlson noted the COVID-19 death total under Biden has

The White House released a "fact sheet" of accomplishments and future promises related to the coronavirus on Tuesday that contained inconsistent or misleading statements. "The president will take several steps to ensure states and health systems across the

This is a rush transcript from "Tucker Carlson Tonight," December 20, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS CHANNEL HOST: Good evening and welcome to TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT. Happy Christmas week. It's

So you may not have noticed because the people in charge of diverting your attention are working overtime right now, and honestly, they're pretty good at their jobs, but if you look around, pay a little closer attention, you will notice that Joe Biden's political

President Biden has had a "close contact" with a staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Monday. " On Monday morning , a mid-level staff member, who does not regularly have contact with

Forty-eight guests and crew aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked at Port Miami recently tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the cruise line. “The Symphony of the Seas docked at PortMiami on Saturday with the confirmed cases out of 6.091

Scientists stress that vaccination is still the best approach to keep Americans safe from omicron. For those who are already fully vaccinated, a booster shot has been shown in lab tests to provide strong protection against the variant. Although reports of breakthrough

President Joe Biden speaks about the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 21, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Addressing the public Tuesday, President Joe Biden blamed the Covid-19 test shortage on

The Democrat Party, especially The Squad, turned on Joe Manchin with a vengeance. On Sunday, Joe Manchin, the Democrat Senator from West Virginia, finally proclaimed that he is a NO vote on the Build Back Better Bill. This declaration ends weeks of speculation,

Far-left Democrats on Monday took to social media to blast President Joe Biden for failing to take action on student loan debt, concluding that he “has the power” to do something but has failed to do so. “You know how I know that President Biden has the power

A House Democrat blamed President Biden’s White House for not holding anybody "accountable" for the multiple crises plaguing America, saying it "started with Afghanistan ." The lawmaker eviscerated Biden over the multiple political pit traps the administration

The White House on Monday previewed another speech from President Joe Biden scheduled for Tuesday that would warn unvaccinated Americans of the dangers they face without getting the coronavirus vaccine. “For those who choose to remain unvaccinated, he’ll issue

President Biden is slated to deliver a speech on Tuesday targeting unvaccinated Americans, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed during Monday’s press briefing. “This is not a speech about locking the country down,” she said during the presser. “This

The White House on Monday revealed that President Joe Biden had come into “close contact” with a staffer who later developed symptoms and tested positive for the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a mid-level staffer spent 30 minutes with

Sen. Joe Manchin offered to support a $1.8 trillion version of President Biden’s Build Back Better spending package that included 10 years of universal pre-K, an expansion of ObamaCare and billions to fight climate change, according to a report. However, the

President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, defended on Monday recent messaging from the president threatening unvaccinated Americans with death from the coronavirus. “The truth is the truth,” Klain wrote on social media, sharing a comment from New York

Princeton University professor and network contributor Eddie Glaude, Jr. said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) did not negotiate in good faith with President Joe Biden and Progressive Democrats before announcing he was a no vote on

President Joe Biden replaced his old dog, Major, with a younger puppy, the White House revealed Monday on social media. The White House posted a video of the president with his new puppy named “Commander” on Biden’s social media. Meet the newest Biden. pic.twitter.com/JHAbH53iRk

President Biden on Tuesday expressed optimism about the prospect of reaching a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin III about his massive $2 trillion spending and climate package, two days after the West Virginia Democrat effectively derailed the proposal. “Senator

President Biden announced the latest occupant of the White House Monday: A new German Shepherd puppy named Commander. Video released on the president’s official Twitter account showed the freshly inaugurated first dog frolicking while playing fetch with his

Sometimes hard times can wind up shaping your life in ways you never expected — even at Christmas. Especially at Christmas. Fox News Channel's John Roberts, who serves as coanchor of "America Reports," shares an unforgettable story about a loss he suffered

If Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is comfortable blocking Americans from getting popular programs, then why didn’t he say so all along? Instead, after months of negotiations he broke the news on "Fox News Sunday" that he "cannot vote to continue with this piece

Dagen McDowell reacted to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., deciding against voting for President Biden's Build Back Better agenda and said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., was taken off guard by his decision due to a bias against people from the South on "The

Illegal immigrants regularly use Uber to travel from the border to destinations within the interior of the United States, two drivers in the border town of Yuma, Arizona, told Fox News. One driver said the riders confirmed to him that they were in the U.S.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hailed his Democratic colleague Joe Manchin, W. Va., following his shocking declaration he could not support Build Back Better. "I think Joe's decision was the right decision. I think it's a really big deal," Cruz told Fox News on Monday

West Virginians who spoke with Fox News said they supported Sen. Joe Manchin's decision to oppose President Biden's Build Back Better Act. "I absolutely support him," one woman told Fox News. "Nothing in that bill was going to help West Virginia. In fact,

Despite West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement on Monday that he would vote no on the Build Back Better Act, a report indicates that conversations between Manchin and the White House about the bill would resume in the new year. ''The conversation

Siri, Apple's iconic AI virtual assistant, appeared to not be satisfied with Sen. Ted Cruz's attacks on Big Tech while he sat down with Fox News for an interview. Cruz, R-Texas, who was among several Republican lawmakers who spoke at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted the media for its fawning coverage of Dr. Anthony Fauci despite his lengthy history of flip-flops during the COVID pandemic and his questionable testimony on Capitol Hill. "I think it is absolutely dishonest," Cruz told Fox

President Joe Biden coughed throughout his speech on coronavirus, even after White House staff claimed he was asymptomatic after coming into contact with a person who later tested positive for the coronavirus. The president spoke in a hoarse voice and coughed

VIENNA — The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe urged governments on Tuesday to prepare for a “significant surge” in coronavirus cases across the continent due to the omicron variant, which is already dominant in several countries. “We can

An unvaccinated man in the Houston area died after contracting the omicron form of the coronavirus, local officials said Monday in what might be the first known U.S. death from the variant. “Sad to report the first local fatality from the Omicron variant of

As RedState reported earlier, Joe Biden gave a speech today in which he outlined his “plan” to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Included were outright lies about what is happening in South Africa, where the actual data shows dropping hospitalization

A Texas man, who was unvaccinated, became the first confirmed omicron-related death in the U.S., CNN is reporting. "The death reported this afternoon was of a man between the ages of 50-60 years old who was unvaccinated and had been infected with COVID-19

President Biden refused to comment on whether Sen. Joe Manchin , D-W.Va., broke his commitment to the president to support the Build Back Better legislation. "Sen. Manchin and I are going to get something done," Biden said Tuesday when asked if Manchin had

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday sent a letter to a Republican congressman requesting his correspondence with the Trump White House about installing a Trump ally as acting attorney general in the final days of the

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an interview with Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the first time the committee publicly sought to interview a sitting member of Congress. The

Rep. Scott Perry announced Tuesday he will not voluntarily cooperate with the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol riot after the panel requested he give testimony and submit relevant documents. “I stand with immense respect for our Constitution,

The committee asked Mr. Perry to meet with its investigators and voluntarily turn over all “relevant electronic or other communications” related to the buildup to Jan. 6, including his communications with Mr. Trump and his legal team as well as others involved

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week commented that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is "certainly welcome" in the Republican Party following his announcement of his opposition to the Build Back Better bill. The Kentucky Republican, during an interview

Sen. Joe Manchin has offered Democrats hope that he still could support President Joe Biden's Build Back Better legislation, Politico reported. The West Virginia Democrat, who Sunday said he would not back the roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate

At least four Senate Republicans have joined Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in letting Sen. Joe Manchin know that he has a home in the GOP after the West Virginia Democrat was lambasted by his party colleagues for saying he would not support the multi trillion-dollar

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) stated that Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) opposition to the Build Back Better reconciliation bill is “an example of Joe Manchin, as a white man, showing that he doesn’t care about black

The National Hockey League will not send its players to compete in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads globally, ESPN reported Tuesday. The

National Hockey League players are not expected to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reversing plans announced in September and signaling fears that rising numbers of coronavirus cases and virus-related postponements will hurt the league’s ability to

Image The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers warmed up in an empty arena in Montreal recently. Nearly four dozen N.H.L. games have been delayed this season. Credit... Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The National Hockey League and its players’ association

Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly declared Monday on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live” that former President Donald Trump would run again for president in 2024. Discussing a phone call with Trump after their weekend shows where the duo revealed they got their