The US death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring. ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, is receiving medical treatment for “mild COVID-19 symptoms” after he tested positive on Sunday. ...

President Biden on Tuesday said that he would not "shock our allies" with new travel bans linked to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. ...

US District Judge Terry Doughty’s issued a preliminary injunction for workers across the country, a day after another judge halted the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 10 states. ...

The emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has international health experts worried, financial markets stumbled — and the Internet baffled over how the new name was chosen. ...

Transportation Security Administration officials insist they will be adequately staffed for the Thanksgiving travel week when President Joe Biden's federal employee vaccine mandate goes into effect. ...

A Republican congressman accused Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday of committing perjury in testimony to Congress. ...

Janet Yellen predicted that inflation will end once there is a “successful” response to the pandemic when demand patterns and labor supply return to their pre-pandemic norms. ...

The White House was “actively engaged” with the National School Board Association before it sent a letter asking that the feds investigate outspoken parents, an internal memo reveals. ...

President Biden on Monday chose not to answer a question from The Post on whether he will get China to be transparent about the origins of COVID-19 ahead of a virtual summit with President Xi Jinping. Biden looked directly at ...