Rep. Ronny Jackson , R-Texas, says omicron is just the latest deep state plot to distract America. The former White House physician claimed the worrisome variant is a hoax that Democrats will use to impose new COVID-19 mail-in ballot rules. “Here comes...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state's National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against COVID-19. Stitt, a Republican,...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, said she had an "unproductive" call with Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Monday after Boebert suggested last week she was a terrorist.

Judge Matthew Schelp said blocking the mandate would ensure federal agencies are not overstepping their power, calling it "arbitrary and capricious."

Epidemiologists said their big concern is how quickly omicron, with its high number of mutations, might spread and how it will match up against vaccines.