The free tests issued by the program will be viable at least through to the end of the year, with many at-home COVID tests having extended expiration dates. However, it is always important to check whether your tests have expired before relying on them for your results.

About 900 million tests have been sent to homes. People are also reading: COVID-19 is on the rise in Texas. Here's a map that shows where cases are highest The latest rollout of COVID-19 tests is designed to detect the current dominant variants and can be used until the end of the year,

Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

The U.S. Senate will prepare stopgap spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday, as House Republicans offered no hint as to what their next move would be.