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Biden outlines plan to fight Omicron

President Biden delivered remarks on the U.S. response to the Omicron COVID-19 variant on Thursday. Plus, the House passed a stopgap measure that will fund federal agencies into mid-February — but the bill’s fate is less clear in the Senate. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Axios congressional correspondent Alayna Treene and Washington Examiner senior correspondent David Drucker join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

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Democrats strategize on COVID-19 relief bill

With just over six weeks to go until pandemic unemployment aid expires, Democratic lawmakers are working on plans to bypass Senate Republicans if they won't back President Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief bill. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave, CBS News Radio White House correspondent Steven Portnoy and Boston Globe deputy Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about where the process heads next.

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How much longer will Omicron wave last?

Places in the U.S. that were hit first with the Omicron wave are now seeing a slowdown in case numbers, but other parts of the country continue to struggle to handle the surge. CBS News' Michael George reports, and then Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, joins Elaine Quijano on "Red and Blue" with more on the impact in schools, the rollout of free at-home tests, and why CDC guidance keeps changing.

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Senators negotiate COVID relief package

Biden administration officials are meeting with a bipartisan group of senators on the president's $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief proposal. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Politico White House correspondent Eugene Daniels join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the negotiations and the upcoming Trump impeachment trial in the Senate.

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Trump slams Biden for listening to scientists

President Trump criticized Joe Biden for listening to scientists' advice on handling the coronavirus pandemic, saying if they had their way the country would "be in a massive depression." CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller, and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about why Washington has been unable to pass another round of aid for the country despite months of negotiating.

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Coronavirus relief talks stalled in Congress

Congress is preparing to potentially work through the holidays until they can pass more coronavirus aid for the country. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about where negotiations stand, as well as the latest from the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden transition team.

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Cuomo hires defense attorney

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired criminal defense lawyer Elkan Abramowitz to represent him and his aides in a probe into alleged underreporting of COVID nursing home deaths. The Wall Street Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the Cuomo administration is handling the fallout and the latest on the impending investigations into nursing home deaths and allegations of sexual misconduct.

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