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This image provided by Pfizer shows its COVID-19 pill. Drugmaker Pfizer said Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, it is submitting its experimental pill for U.S. authorization, setting the stage for a likely launch in coming weeks. (Pfizer via AP)

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 pill for emergency use

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized emergency use of a Pfizer pill that staved off hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in clinical trials, adding a major tool to America's effort against the virus.

December 22, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden hails an all-time high of 13.6M Obamacare sign-ups

Obamacare added 4.6 million people to its rolls over the course of the year, President Biden said Wednesday, bolstering the 2010 program he pushed with then-President Obama while heaping pressure on Mr. Biden to get his social welfare bill across the finish line in Congress.

December 22, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden pledges better access to testing, deploys military to fight omicron

President Biden said Tuesday he will purchase half a billion rapid coronavirus tests that Americans can order for free delivery to their homes, deploy the military to overwhelmed hospitals and stand up federal testing sites as he scrambles to rein in the omicron variant that's become dominant and exhausting Americans who wanted a relaxing Christmas.

December 21, 2021
People wait in a long line to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in the U.S. coronavirus struggle. Now it's a hot spot, confronting a dizzying spike in cases, a scramble for testing, a quandary over a major event and an exhausting sense of déjà vu. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Omicron spooks Wall Street, infects VIPs and spurs new rules

Wall Street buckled under the strain of omicron as President Biden met with advisers to retool his strategy for beating back a winter surge that's accelerating rapidly and draining the cheer out of the week before Christmas.

December 20, 2021
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser wears a face mask, as she speaks at a news conference on the coronavirus and the District's response, July 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

D.C. mayor declares state of emergency for COVID-19

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency for COVID-19 and reinstated a mask mandate on Monday, after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced he has tested positive for the disease.

December 20, 2021
Former President Donald Trump smiles as he pauses while speaking to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix, July 24, 2021. Trump has revealed he received a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas. Trump made the disclosure Sunday night during the final stop of “The History Tour,” a live interview show he has been doing with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Trump says he got a COVID-19 booster

Former President Donald Trump revealed over the weekend that he had received a COVID-19 booster shot and chastised supporters who booed over the revelation.

December 20, 2021
Maryland's Republican Gov. Larry Hogan shows a copy of the redrawn congressional map approved by the General Assembly this week, that is crossed out in red, during a news conference where he announced his veto of the plan in Annapolis on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, has the votes to override the governor's veto. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) **FILE**

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tests positive for COVID-19

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday he tested positive for the coronavirus as part of routine testing, joining members of Congress on the roster of high-profile politicians who caught the pathogen amid a winter surge.

December 20, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden’s approval rating sinks to new low as the year ends

President Biden is ending the year with his approval rating at a new low, according to a high-profile poll Monday that finds the White House reeling from higher prices, the COVID-19 crisis and opposition to his social welfare bill.

December 20, 2021