The Hill's Morning Report — Biden hits campaign trail amid GOP momentum
Just 15 days remain until the midterm elections on Nov. 8, and the last two weeks are shaping up to be a nail-biter. While early voting — already underway in states such as Georgia, Florida and North Carolina — is drawing voters in record numbers and may give an indication of turnout, pollsters and election forecasters still predict tight races up and down the ballots, with no clear sign of victory for either party (The New York Times and
Read MoreSharp swing in momentum toward GOP sparks Democratic angst
Angst is growing among Democrats that the momentum they saw earlier this year in their bid to keep control of the Senate is beginning to wane as towering inflation and deepening economic unease supplant issues like abortion rights atop the list of voters’ concerns. As recently as a few weeks ago, Democrats were bullish about their chances of defying harsh historical and political headwinds, believing that voter anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and lingering GOP concerns about the quality of Republican candidates might allow them to not only hold, but
Read MoreHow Starbucks baristas spurred a new US labor movement
On the day last winter when Starbucks workers at two coffeehouses in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize, the moribund labor movement stirred to life. Petitions for union elections rose by 53 percent in the fiscal year that ended in September, a surge largely inspired by Starbucks baristas in Buffalo. The caseload of the National Labor Relations Board swelled by 23 percent, the largest year-to-year incre
Read MoreHere’s how a House GOP might tackle inflation
Republicans are expected to take back the House majority in next month's midterm elections, and they are already signaling steps they would take to try to solve inflation, which is seen as the biggest issue in the November races. The GOP could have limited power with just the House majority, and even if the party takes back the Senate as well, it is unlikely to have a filibuster-proof majority. President Biden's veto pen is another factor, meaning Republicans may need to compromise with the White House and Democrats to enact their policies. Republicans have giv
Read MoreJuan Williams: The GOP is embracing Christian nationalism
A recent controversy centered on President Trump is emblematic of a broader trend. The evidence is piling up that former President Trump, the leading candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, is also the leader of a white, Christian nationalist movement. Last week, he actively packaged anti-Semitism for Republicans. America’s “wonderful [Christian] Evangelicals are far more appreciative,” of him than “the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the U.S.,” he wrote on social media, before going on to praise Israeli Jews. Trump
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