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President Joe Biden said Monday he might raise the 100-day goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccination shots to 150 million. As of Jan. 25, at least 18.5 million people have received one or both doses of the vaccine in the U.S., according to data from the Washington Post. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated more than 40 million vaccines have been

Reporting and commentary from many ideological corners has discussed significant local, state and federal government involvement as a necessary response to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Left- and right-rated voices have both examined in detail how government intervention would have to work to solve the current crisis and sustain the economy, all while establishing mechanisms to prevent

The Energy Department (DOE) thinks COVID-19 "most likely" leaked from a Chinese lab. How does that change the COVID-19 origin debate?

The DOE's Role: The DOE has an Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and also oversees 17 labs, some of which conduct biological research. Its "low confidence" assessment (as opposed to "medium," like the FBI's) that COVID-19 leaked from the

A White House official tweeted Friday that the U.S. plans to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers beginning Nov. 8. The announcement applies to both air and land travel. Under the new rule, vaccinated travelers from most countries will be permitted to come to the U.S. for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unvaccinated foreigners will