Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 01/12/22

I wonder why Mitch McConnell is blocking the #VotingRightsAct? pic.twitter.com/LAsWFAQWa3

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 10, 2022

Today’s inflation numbers show a meaningful reduction in headline inflation over last month. We are making progress in slowing the rate of price increases. But there is still more work to do — I remain focused on lowering costs for families and maintaining strong economic growth.

— President Biden (@POTUS) January 12, 2022

Pres. Biden pays his respects at the lying in state of former Sen. Harry Reid. https://t.co/NvXQ5nkpy5 pic.twitter.com/sX76hYjoYH

— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2022

On Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill to posthumously award Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can give a civilian. pic.twitter.com/kW6Lb15pbY

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) January 12, 2022

Lawmakers gathered to honor former Senator Harry Reid as his body lay in state in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., part of a tribute paid to the former Democratic majority leader who died on December 28 pic.twitter.com/hxGSy8psHF

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 12, 2022

2022 Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on changing filibuster rules to pass voting rights: ❌😵😡

2017 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on changing filibuster rules to confirm Supreme Court justice: 🥰🥳💅 pic.twitter.com/UxSxhfDZN6

— The Recount (@therecount) January 10, 2022

BREAKING: Past quotes of Mitch McConnell just resurfaced where he praises the importance of voting rights: pic.twitter.com/U1Ng41zHjI

— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) January 12, 2022

Instead of making an honest attempt to win your vote, @LeaderMcConnell and his caucus would rather make it harder for you to cast it. pic.twitter.com/ROFN8VrLCw

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 12, 2022

oh no imagine if mitch mcconnell made it really hard to pass bills https://t.co/B9GMarbJe8

— Abe Goldfarb (@AbeGoldfarb) January 11, 2022

BREAKING: Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982. It's the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the pressures on U.S. households. https://t.co/9rDFhRIKgl

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 12, 2022

Mike Lindell has never been more confident about his plan to overturn the 2020 election: "We have enough evidence to put everyone in prison for life, 300 and some million people." Is he planning to imprison basically the entire US population? pic.twitter.com/UYfC1dR7V0

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 12, 2022

Beyond unacceptable. I've not personally met any of the new @CyFairISD Trustees, but this man's blatant racism is cause for immediate dismissal as far as I'm concerned. #stopracism https://t.co/iWgAnl6E0H

— Jon Rosenthal (@Jon_RosenthalTX) January 12, 2022

BREAKING: House January 6 committee asks Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy to voluntarily provide information to the panel https://t.co/6FoPA6AO9t

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 12, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court has declared newly drawn district maps that retain Republican supermajorities invalid and ordered them redrawn. https://t.co/VuCcNznxwZ

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) January 12, 2022