The Hill Articles: December 26, 2021

Wisconsin ballet forced to cancel final ‘Nutcracker’ performances due to COVID-19 Australia’s New South Wales records first omicron death Woman killed boyfriend with sword on Christmas Eve: Police Man sentenced to a year in prison after attacking employee over mask policy NHL to reimplement taxi squads as league struggles with COVID-19 outbreaks Holiday sales rise 8.5 percent despite omicron, supply chain woes World leaves United States behind on commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ language rights The 10 races that will decide the Senate majority Four environmental fights to watch in 2022 Unvaccinated Bills player fined $100K for COVID-19 protocol issues: Report Putin to ponder options if West fails to meet demands regarding Ukraine Take your charging system to the next level with this on-sale 5-in-1 wireless charging station California snowstorm shuts down 70-mile stretch of interstate Congo officials ask to step up security in wake of Christmas Day suicide bomber attack How American conservatives normalize anti-Semitism Bidens: Desmond Tutu’s legacy will ‘echo throughout the ages’ Pope’s key advice to married couples: Say ‘please, thanks and sorry’ America’s next crisis may be Lebanon — not Ukraine or Taiwan Israeli forces, Palestinians clash near West Bank settlement outpost Pfizer antiviral pill could be risky with other widely used medications Media love bad news; you don’t have to Two Save the Children humanitarians missing in Myanmar after Christmas Eve massacre Gun control advocates express disappointment with Biden Get an extra 20% off this documentary streaming and VPN bundle for our Cyber Week Sale ICE’s failure to give detainees booster shots could fuel our winter surge Harris acknowledges ‘frustration’ during Charlamagne tha God interview Fauci on lack of tests during holiday season: ‘We’ve got to do better’ Health expert: Surge in COVID-19 cases should no longer be ‘major metric’ of pandemic Let’s be honest: 2021 wasn’t all bad Blunt blasts Democratic ‘gimmicks’ in Build Back Better as bill’s future remains in jeopardy VP dilemma: The establishment or the base? Fauci on domestic air travel mandate: Anything to get people more vaccinated ‘would be welcome’ Cardin on future of Biden spending bill: ‘A lot of us are gonna be disappointed’ Surgeon General on public’s pandemic fatigue: ‘We will get to the end of this’ Elizabeth Warren goes to war against SpaceX’s Elon Musk House Republican, Democrat say political environment on Capitol Hill is ‘toxic’ Fauci says he was ‘stunned’ by boos from Trump supporters over booster revelation Democrats must face the reality of their Latino voter problem Israel plans multi-million dollar settlement expansion in Golan Heights Oregon father who told Biden ‘let’s go Brandon’ said comment was in ‘jest’ Raw numbers aren’t everything in a maritime fight with China and Russia Sydney lab informs 400 people of incorrect COVID-19 negative test results amid record case load Don’t just delay student debt, prevent it Taliban dissolves independent election commissions in Afghanistan China replaces Xinjang Communist Party chief who oversaw persecution of Uyghurs: report More appropriate nominees for ‘Person of The Year’ South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize winner, dies at 90 Reports of Russia’s decline are greatly exaggerated Jan. 6 panel signals interest in whether Trump committed crime Allies are split on Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics 2021 was another good year for women running for election