Author: Maureen Groppe and Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY

With gas prices already rising, President Joe Biden is expected to announce the U.S. will no longer import Russian oil.

Biden’s remarks on coronavirus come as the US faces the new omicron variant, a surge in infections, long lines for testing and overwhelmed hospitals.

The Biden administration is trying to show states how they would benefit from a proposed package of education and safety-net programs.