By Adam Cancryn and Sarah Owermohle

The limited funding raises the likelihood that the White House will be left shorthanded should a new, dangerous variant emerge.

The limited funding raises the likelihood that the White House will be left shorthanded should a new, dangerous variant emerge.

The limited funding raises the likelihood that the White House will be left shorthanded should a new, dangerous variant emerge.

The shift comes weeks after state and local officials began forging ahead with their own plans to drop mask measures and vaccination requirements.

The shift comes weeks after state and local officials began forging ahead with their own plans to drop mask measures and vaccination requirements.

The shift comes weeks after state and local officials began forging ahead with their own plans to drop mask measures and vaccination requirements.

The shift comes weeks after state and local officials began forging ahead with their own plans to drop mask measures and vaccination requirements.

The strategy is dependent on the FDA authorizing boosters for eligible Americans.

The strategy is dependent on the FDA authorizing boosters for eligible Americans.

The strategy is dependent on the FDA authorizing boosters for eligible Americans.

The administration has struggled for months to find a nominee to lead the agency despite its central role in fighting the ongoing pandemic.

The administration has struggled for months to find a nominee to lead the agency despite its central role in fighting the ongoing pandemic.

The company could seek emergency authorization from FDA this month, but supplies may be thin at first.

The company could seek emergency authorization from FDA this month, but supplies may be thin at first.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The order would strip certain civil service and due process protections from career federal employees who make policy.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.

The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.