Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks to reporters alongside Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 18, 2022. There's a shifting narrative on COVID-19 restrictions across the country among Democratic officials and candidates. They're increasingly supportive of easing mandates as they struggle to address voter frustration with the lingering pandemic. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)