Tipsheet: Eleven interesting races to watch in 2022

View in your browser     Eleven interesting races to watch in 2022 By TAL AXELROD   Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for a contentious 2022 midterm cycle from coast to coast, when both chambers of Congress and 36 governors’ mansions will be up for grabs. But beyond which party controls what in Washington and state capitols across the nation, the cycle will also offer tea leaves as to how each party is evolving, which states are emerging as battlegrounds and which swing states are seeing their purple tint morph into darker shades of red or blue. Read the full story here     Biden warns Putin of 'severe sanctions' if Russia invades Ukraine By Brad Dress   President Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday of "severe sanctions" if Russia invades Ukraine during their phone call on Thursday, Biden told reporters a day late. Read the full story here     1,400 US flights canceled Friday as omicron continues to slow travel By Joseph Choi   More than 1,400 flights going into, out of and within the U.S. were canceled on Friday as the year comes to a close with snarled travel due to the impact of COVID-19 and the omicron variant on airlines and their crews. Read the full story here     FDIC chair appointed by Trump resigns By Sylvan Lane   Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams, a Trump appointee, resigned Friday amid a power struggle with Democratic members of the agency’s board. Read the full story here       The year in weird: 9 bizarre political stories that rocked 2021 By Reid Wilson   In the midst of a pandemic, growing concerns about the future of American democracy, an uneven economic recovery and a former president who refuses to concede the stage, politics in the United States was filled with anxiety and anger this year. Read the full story here     Ocasio-Cortez criticizes GOP for 'projecting their sexual frustrations' at her By Joseph Choi   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday shot back at criticisms from right-wing figures after a photo of her on vacation with her boyfriend in Florida was shared online, suggesting that her critics stop "projecting their sexual frustrations" on her. Read the full story here     Ayanna Pressley says she has tested COVID-19 positive in breakthrough case By Olafimihan Oshin   Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) announced Friday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case. Read the full story here     Michigan shifts, will follow CDC isolation guidance By Joseph Choi   The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Friday that it would be changing its quarantine guidance to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a shift from earlier in the week. Read the full story here     Betty White dies at 99 on New Year's Eve By Olafimihan Oshin   Betty White, the legendary television and film actress, has died at the age of 99 — just weeks short of her 100th birthday. Read the full story here     Rubio criticizes 'irrational hysteria' over omicron By Joseph Choi   Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Friday decried the public response to the wave of new COVID-19 cases due to omicron variant, writing on Twitter that it was an "irrational hysteria." Read the full story here     Climate change requires a global security rethink By REP. YVETTE D. CLARKE (D-N.Y.) AND DR. MICHAEL SHANK   OPINION | This past month, rich countries made it very clear that least developed and under-resourced nations — the ones most vulnerable to extreme climate impacts but the least responsible for the global warming that generated them — are on their own. Read the full story here     Mom's rules for a happy 'new normal' school year By Paul E. Peterson   OPINION | We need new rules for the new omicron variant of COVID-19 to have a happy, normal school year in 2022. The new rules should be much the same as those my mom’s generation followed many years ago.  Read the full story here     AP: 2 wounded during Mall of America shooting, suspect sought By The Associated Press   Two people were shot and wounded Friday following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve shoppers scrambling for safety and placing the Minneapolis mall on temporary lockdown, authorities said. Read the full story here     CNN: Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor By Alanne Orjoux   Eric Adams, New York City's new mayor, was sworn in to office just minutes after the crystal ball dropped at midnight in Times Square on January 1. Read the full story here     New York Times: Record-Setting Colorado Fires Destroyed More Than 500 Homes By Charlie Brennan, Shay Castle, Mitch Smith and Jack Healy   Despite the astonishing destruction, no deaths were immediately recorded, a figure that Gov. Jared Polis said would be a “New Year’s miracle” if it held. Read the full story here     Reuters: North Korea's Kim talks food not nukes for 2022 By Josh Smith   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms than nuclear weapons or the United States, according to summaries by state media on Saturday. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Prosecutors break down charges, convictions for 725 arrested so far in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol By Keith L. Alexander   Federal prosecutors in the District have charged more than 725 individuals with various crimes in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, when hundreds of rioters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. attorney’s office said Friday. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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