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President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, titled the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Thursday afternoon. Congress gave its final approval the day before when the House passed the final version of the bill in a party-line vote. White House Secretary Jen Psaki previously told reporters that Biden would sign the bill on Friday, but tweeted Thursday morning: “Because Congress

Is the two-year COVID-19 public health emergency close to finally being lifted?

Health experts don't agree on exactly when it'll happen, but many are confident that COVID-19 is approaching a more manageable endemic status. Voices from universities such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Tufts are optimistic that since the now-dominant Omicron variant is often less severe than other versions

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he's "as confident as you can be" that the latest wave of Omicron coronavirus cases in the U.S. will peak by mid-February.

Fauci, one of the pandemic's most divisive figures, told anchor Martha Raddatz on ABC’s "This Week" that the level of infections recorded in the U.S. are "going in the right direction." He outlined a best-case scenario where COVID-

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called CBS News journalists "smear merchants" who spread a "horse manure" narrative after CBS aired a 60 Minutes report that criticized DeSantis's vaccine rollout and alleged he funneled vaccines to rich communities while using a privatized system that benefited political donors. "These are smear merchants. That's why nobody trusts corporate media. They are a disaster