Tipsheet: The 10 Republicans most likely to run for president

View in your browser     The 10 Republicans most likely to run for president By MAX GREENWOOD   The 2024 presidential election may still be three years away, but Republicans have already begun to jockey for their places in the primary. Former President Trump’s repeated hints that he could mount another bid for the White House remains perhaps the biggest obstacle for other would-be contenders. Read the full story here     Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies By ALEXANDER BOLTON   Former Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.), one of the Senate’s longest-serving majority leaders and a Democrat who played a central role in enacting former President Obama’s biggest legislative accomplishments, died Tuesday at 82 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Read the full story here     Rising omicron cases, CDC guidance threatens businesses By ALEX GANGITANO   The decision to cut isolation time in half for those with asymptomatic COVID-19 is sparking a backlash among employee representatives and experts who say big business sparked the decision more than science did. Read the full story here     Asian American leaders push for national museum of their own By SCOTT WONG   The late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) first introduced legislation to create an African American museum on the National Mall in 1988. It took nearly three decades before the museum was finally completed and opened its doors to the public. Read the full story here       US sets daily COVID-19 infection record By NATHANIEL WEIXEL   The U.S. on Tuesday set a single-day record of new COVID-19 infections, with 441,278 new cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Infection. Read the full story here     Federal judge rejects Oklahoma's bid to block National Guard vaccine mandate By JORDAN WILLIAMS   An Oklahoma federal judge on Tuesday denied an attempt from the state to block the Department of Defense’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for National Guard members. Read the full story here     CDC significantly cuts estimate of omicron's prevalence in US By NATHANIEL WEIXEL   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday significantly revised downward the estimate of the percentage of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. caused by the omicron variant of the virus. Read the full story here     Leaders mourn the death of Harry Reid By OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN   Current and former elected officials from both sides of the aisle are voicing appreciation for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who died on Tuesday at the age of 82. Read the full story here     Mexico detained more than 250,000 migrants in 2021 By RAFAEL BERNAL   Mexican authorities detained 252,256 migrants from January to November of 2021, breaking the country's yearly record for migrant detentions. Read the full story here     FDA says antigen tests may be less sensitive to omicron By MONIQUE BEALS   The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned that antigen tests may be less effective in detecting the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19. Read the full story here     History says attack the bottlenecks By PAUL A. LONDON   OPINION | Inflation is an issue again in 2021 for the first time since 1981 with prices jumping 6.8 percent in the past year. The price of regular gas, important to rural and suburban voters who drive longer distances, is $1.00 higher than it was just 10 months ago. Heating oil, natural gas, and other energy products that affect the bills of ordinary people are up sharply also. Dormant as a political problem since 1983, inflation is a serious one now despite a strong job market and rising wages. The question is what should the government do about it. Read the full story here     The Fed is still acting too slowly By TRACY C. MILLER   OPINION | During the Federal Reserve’s December meeting, Chairman Jerome Powell announced plans to reduce the Fed’s purchases of government bonds more quickly in response to rising inflation. He also indicated that the Fed is planning to raise interest rates three times in 2022, instead of the previously announced two. The plan is to finish winding down its bond purchases in March and begin increasing interest rates after that. But in light of the high rate of inflation we are experiencing, the Fed is still acting too slowly. Read the full story here     CNN: January 6 panel stands down on request for some Trump documents after pushback from Biden administration By KATELYN POLANTZ and WHITNEY WILD   The House select committee investigating January 6 has stood down on its requests for some documents from the Trump White House, after the Biden administration convinced the panel to scale back its pursuits. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: CDC pares omicron estimate to a still-dominant 59% of US cases By ANGELICA PEEBLES   The omicron variant is causing an increasing share of coronavirus infections in the U.S., though its climb to dominance has been gentler than earlier estimates indicated, according to an updated federal model. Read the full story here     Reuters: China warns of 'drastic measures' if Taiwan provokes on independence By REUTERS STAFF   China will take "drastic measures" if Taiwan makes moves towards independence, a Beijing official warned on Wednesday, adding that Taiwan's provocations and outside meddling could intensify next year. Read the full story here     NBC News: Front-line physicians describe how vaccination affects patients in latest Covid wave By DANIELLA SILVA   Physicians around the country facing the latest surge of Covid-19 cases, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, have a straightforward message based on what they're seeing in their emergency rooms: vaccination is tied to a patient's symptoms.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Pro Football Hall of Famer, video game icon dies at 85 By MARK MASKE   John Madden, a towering figure in professional football as a Super Bowl-winning coach, a legendary broadcaster and a video game icon, died Dec. 28 at age 85. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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