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.

To order the tests, visit COVIDtest.gov. Once ordered, the at-home tests will be shipped to homes for free. Each household can receive up to four free tests. The tests will be able to detect the dominant variants that are circulating, including the following subvariants, according to the CDC .:

People will be able to order four test kits per household, to be sent directly to their homes. The test kits will be able to detect the dominant variants that are currently circulating and can be used throughout the remainder 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.).

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week.

After months of political uncertainty following a snap legislative election, France appeared on the cusp of a new government on Thursday, as Prime Minister Michel Barnier was set to present his cabinet to President Emmanuel Macron.

France’s new prime minister finally submitted a new government to Emmanuel Macron Thursday with the top post of interior ministry going to the Right-wing Republicans party.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was holding a final round of consultations Thursday as he seeks to form a new government, with some reports suggesting an announcment could be made this week. France 24's Clovis Casali has the latest.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger joins The Lead

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought up a vote to pair a continuing resolution, a government funding bill, with a bill that requires people to prove they’re citizens to vote, the SAVE Act. Most House Democrats opposed that move.