US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say  —  Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.  —  Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect …

Omicron Has 80% Lower Risk of Hospitalization, New Study Shows  — Once admitted, risk of severe disease is the same: NICD data  — Compared to delta, odds of severe omicron disease is 70% lower  —  South Africans contracting Covid-19 in the current fourth wave of infections …

Biden's COVID culpability  —  In its never-ending race to stay ahead of the coronavirus, the Biden administration keeps falling behind.  —  Why it matters: The U.S. is facing an overwhelming surge of cases driven by the Omicron variant less than six months after President Biden celebrated …

POLITICO Playbook: Schumer and Manchin face off on Zoom  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  MANCHIN MEETS THE DEM CAUCUS — Senate Democrats held a virtual meeting Tuesday night, their first get-together since the Sunday meltdown.  And yes, JOE MANCHIN logged on.  —  Manchin and Majority Leader CHUCK …

John Thune, a Likely Successor to Mitch McConnell, Weighs Retirement  —  Mr. Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is considering giving up his South Dakota seat because of both family concerns and Donald Trump's enduring hold on the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Thune of South Dakota …

The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests  —  Federal agents infiltrated Portland's unruly racial justice protests, dressing to blend in and capturing clandestine video.  The tactics raised internal concern.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — In the hours after President Biden's inauguration …

Susan Collins is open to a revived push to overhaul an expiring child tax credit  —  After a key setback to President Joe Biden's spending agenda, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins signaled openness on Tuesday to an effort that would overhaul a child tax credit set to expire in January if Congress does not act.

Michael Flynn sues Jan. 6 committee  —  Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is suing to prevent the Jan. 6 select committee from enforcing a subpoena for his testimony and documents, claiming it could violate multiple privileges, including his Fifth Amendment right …

Hope Hicks, other Trump alums join hedge-fund exec's Senate camp  —  Hedge fund executive David McCormick is expected to launch his Pennsylvania Senate candidacy with the help of former top advisers to former President Donald Trump.  —  The list includes Trump White House veteran Hope Hicks.

This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic.  Here's Why You Still Can't Get It.  —  Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020.  The Harvard-trained scientist already had a factory set up.  But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.

Trump ‘very appreciative’ and ‘surprised’ Biden acknowledged his administration's COVID vaccine success  —  In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Trump said Biden's comment would help the ‘process of healing’  —  Biden pressed on COVID testing availability

Booming U.S. Economy Ripples World-Wide  —  Surging American demand draws investment from overseas with supply chains working to keep pace and driving up prices  —  FRANKFURT—A booming U.S. economy is rippling around the world, leaving global supply chains struggling to keep up and pushing up prices.

Long before embracing Trump's false election claims, Rep. Scott Perry promoted groundless theories  —  Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) has been fanning false claims for years, long before his efforts to overturn the 2020 election based on former president Donald Trump's baseless allegations drew …

Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year  —  Fears that a disrupted supply chain could wreak havoc on the logistics industry over the holiday turned out to be wrong as many Americans ordered early and shopped in stores.  —  The warnings started to stream in early this fall: Shop early or you may not get your gifts on time.

Is Hillary Clinton Suggesting Civil War?  —  The other day, in an interview with NBC News, Hillary Clinton went public with a warning — or was it a dog whistle to Democrats and the left?  It might be an instance of Hillary's mouth running ahead of her brain, but don't count on it.

Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says  — Criminals have stolen close to $100 billion in pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday.  — The stolen funds were diverted by fraudsters from the Small Business Administration's …

Exclusive: U.N. proposing paying nearly $6 million to Taliban for security  —  The United Nations is proposing to pay nearly $6 million for protection in Afghanistan to Taliban-run Interior Ministry personnel, whose chief is under U.N. and U.S. sanctions and wanted by the FBI …

Fox News Stands by Jesse Watters After ‘Kill Shot’ Remark While Fauci Wants Him Fired  —  Fox News has backed host Jesse Watters after Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he should be fired for urging conservatives to “ambush” him and “go in for the kill shot.”  —  Watters on Monday urged attendees …

Princeton Took Millions From CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head  —  Scholars at the Ivy League school decry DOJ initiative to root out Chinese influence  —  Princeton University has taken millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese state-sponsored university and the founder …

How Fauci and Collins Shut Down Covid Debate  —  They worked with the media to trash the Great Barrington Declaration.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  In public, Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins urge Americans to “follow the science.”  In private, the two sainted public-health officials schemed …

Dan Crenshaw to his fellow conservatives: Come ‘correct’  —  He voted with Donald Trump most of the time but isn't a loyalist.  He's a stalwart conservative willing to criticize other conservatives.  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw, in short, is a GOP anomaly.  —  In the roiling cauldron of Republican politics …

Democratic push on voting rights becomes more urgent as midterms approach  —  But passing a measure to outlaw partisan gerrymandering could cause a new kind of chaos  —  Senate Democrats not only failed to push their social spending bill over the finish line before the Christmas holidays.