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WASHINGTON — Democrats most at risk of losing their Senate seats in November’s U.S. election have jumped on abortion rights to shift the political narrative away from inflation and win back voters disappointed by President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy.

Democratic politicians expect a pending Supreme Court decision to prompt their voters to ‘rise up’ and ‘fight’.

Dozens of House members called for “immediate action” to restore a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending.

The leaked draft of a Supreme Court abortion opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision is shaking the US political landscape in what has been expected to be a difficult election year for Democrats. While the Democrats decried the draft, they suddenly have a clear, unifying message.

For decades, Democrats have tried to motivate their voters by warning of the conservative fight to outlaw abortion

A potential Supreme Court ruling eliminating abortion as a right could fire up Democrats in the midterm elections.

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Republicans largely aren’t interested in additional government resources to manage any expected increase of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border if the Biden administration follows through on a plan to stop pandemic-era border expulsions next month.

Democrats struggle to tell a good-news story raising fears of midterm losses in November

Comes after a court effectively nullified the mask mandate for travel on planes and trains

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s latest decision to lift border restrictions has laid bare a key disagreement in the Senate Democratic caucus, threatening to frustrate legislative efforts ahead of midterm elections where Republicans hope to flip control of Congress.