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Democrats working on the midterms got some discouraging news this week, with reports that the Biden administration is already reassigning staff to respond to GOP-led investigations into Hunter Biden’s financial dealings if Republicans take the House majority.
The preemptive move from the White House comes amid several signals in recent weeks that party insiders are quietly abandoning hopes of holding onto the House in November, as high inflation rates continue to overshadow Democrats’ messages about how their accomplishments have improved the lives of voters. And Democrats were issued another blow Wednesday, when New York’s top court tossed out a new state congressional map that could have helped the party pick up three seats to offset any losses in other states. Meanwhile, as CQ Roll Call’s Caroline Simon and Suzanne Monyak report, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged President Joe Biden to take executive actions on immigration, a sign of lost hope for passing legislation.
