Tipsheet: Trump to make election claims center stage in Arizona

View in your browser     Trump to make election claims center stage in Arizona BY JULIA MANCHESTER   Former President Trump will address the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol at a campaign rally in Arizona on Saturday, setting the tone for his wing of the GOP going into the midterm cycle. The issues of election security and the 2022 election results will likely take center stage as his Democratic foes dig into the issue of voting rights. Read the full story here     The fates of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump BY CRISTINA MARCOS   The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol have increasingly become pariahs as their party moves in the opposite direction. Read the full story here     Supreme Court handcuffs Biden on vaccinations BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL   The Supreme Court’s ruling against vaccine-or-test rules for businesses dealt a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to combat the pandemic, leaving them without many more tools to boost the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19. Read the full story here     Biden touts infrastructure spending as other priorities stall BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Biden on Friday sought to highlight the progress implementing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law he signed 60 days ago, even as other elements of his legislative agenda have stalled recently. Read the full story here       Rising inflation adds pain to student loan debt BY ALEX GANGITANO, SYLVAN LANE and ARIS FOLLEY   Student loan borrowers will face a serious squeeze this spring when a federal moratorium on their debt payments expires amid surging inflation. Read the full story here     White House announces website to order free COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19 BY PETER SULLIVAN Americans will be able to order free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests online starting Jan. 19, the White House said Friday. Read the full story here     Biden administration says Russia arrested Colonial Pipeline hacker BY MORGAN CHALFANT   A senior Biden administration official said Friday that one of the hackers recently arrested in Russia was responsible for the massive Colonial Pipeline cyberattack last year. Read the full story here     YouTube temporarily suspends, demonetizes Dan Bongino's channel BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO   YouTube took action against conservative commentator Dan Bongino’s channel Friday, suspending it for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy and demonetizing it for at least 30 days. Read the full story here     DirecTV declines to renew OAN contract BY LEXI LONAS   DirecTV has declined to renew its contract with One America News Network (OAN), a far-right outlet favored by former President Trump. Read the full story here     Supreme Court agrees to hear case on HS coach's suspension over on-field prayers BY HARPER NEIDIG   The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a high school football coach's appeal challenging his firing for holding on-field prayers after games in a case that could implicate First Amendment rights for government employees. Read the full story here     We are all Americans; but can we all vote? BY STEVE ABBOTT and JONATHAN NATHMAN OPINION | Voting rights are the bedrock of American democracy. As military members and civilian leaders of our military services we defended the security of our own country, but also promoted the growth of democracy in other countries. And for almost 250 years, the example of democracy in the United States has made a difference in the world. But now, in our own country, voting rights are being suppressed. Some of these actions will significantly affect the voting rights of our fellow Americans. Read the full story here     West reluctant to admit new Russian Cold War, and Putin's counting on it BY DEBRA CAGAN and JOHN E. HERBST   OPINION | While many may cringe at even the mention of a Cold War, Russia has no problem carrying out the policies that allowed the Soviet Union its breadth of influence in the last century: From Europe to the Arctic to Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, the Russians have embraced full-on Cold War tactics, while the U.S. struggles to play catch up. The Russians have been doing this for years. Read the full story here     The New York Times: With voting bills dead, Democrats face costly fight to overcome GOP curbs BY REID J. EPSTEIN and NICK CORASANITI   With the door slammed shut this week on federal legislation to create new protections for access to voting, Democrats face an electoral landscape in which they will need to spend heavily to register and mobilize voters if they are to overcome the hodgepodge of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans across the country. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: In the wake of unequal vaccine rollouts, countries face a ‘Wild West’ scramble for COVID pills BY ADAM TAYLOR Antiviral COVID-19 pills developed by U.S. firms promise to be a pandemic game-changer. But even as some countries begin to roll out the highly anticipated drugs, others have raised concerns that shortages and manufacturing chaos could hamper global supply. Read the full story here     Reuters: China slams U.S. sanctions on Iran as cooperation agreement launched BY ANDREW GALBRAITH China reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran as the Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers announced the launch of a 25-year cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening economic and political ties. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Omicron drives COVID-19 child hospitalizations to new highs BY DENISE ROLAND and JOANNA SUGDEN   Omicron is pushing COVID-19 hospital admissions among children to record levels in the U.S. and the U.K. Doctors say the variant’s infectiousness—and not any increased severity—is probably mostly responsible. Read the full story here     Associated Press: Volcano erupts near Tonga, islanders rush to escape waves BY NICK PERRY An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. 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 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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