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Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Supreme Court: All nine justices got COVID-19 booster

All nine members of the Supreme Court have received a COVID-19 booster shot, the court said Tuesday, days before the justices hear arguments over President Biden's vaccine requirements at workplaces.

January 5, 2022
A medical staff conducts a COVID-19 rapid test on a man in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. A vaccination mandates for country residents over 60 goes into effect later this month as a surge in infections driven by the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues. Authorities will decide later today whether to reopen schools on schedule on Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

CDC says omicron now accounts for 95% of sequenced cases

Omicron accounted for 95% of sequenced coronavirus samples in the U.S. during the week ending Jan. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, underscoring how swiftly the variant has elbowed out other strains.

January 4, 2022
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in this file photo. Mr. McConnell and 46 other Senate Republicans signed onto an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Biden OSHA vaccination mandate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers urge SCOTUS to strike down Biden workplace vaccine-or-test order

Nearly all Senate Republicans and two-thirds of House GOP members urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to strike down President Biden's COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test rule on private employers, arguing in a legal brief that Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials went beyond the scope of powers granted to it by Congress.

January 4, 2022