GOP can't get behind this Biden win

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VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Jul. 13, 2023 THE LATEST Biden's economic victory comes at a high cost to Republicans By Hayes Brown Twelve months ago, it seemed like the economy might wind up being President Joe Biden's biggest weakness. While hiring was supercharged and unemployment was near an all-time low, inflation was busy making a major dent in Americans' wallets. Gas prices in particular were causing pain at the pump, and Republicans expected to ride the discomfort to solid political gains.   What a difference a year makes. Not only did Republicans largely underperform in last fall's midterms, but the latest inflation figures also show that efforts to hit the brakes are working. Consumer price growth — the change in how much Americans pay for things including food and energy from year to year — has fallen every month since June 2022. It's now sitting at about 3%, just about a point higher than the Federal Reserve's goal. A major factor in that drop has been collapsing gas prices, even as the summer vacation season continues.   It's no surprise, then, that Biden has started touting the benefits of "Bidenomics" ahead of next year's election. And dropping inflation has deprived Republicans on one of the most surefire ways to attack a Democratic president.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read the full column here. TOP STORIES PAUL WALDAMAN Tommy Tuberville said the quiet part out loud The Alabama senator's comments on white nationalism crossed a line even most Republicans won't cross. Read more. STEVE BENEN McCarthy rewards Greene's loyalty with laughable claim about her political career McCarthy expects us to believe that Greene is "one of the best" members of the GOP conference, and "one of the strongest legislators" in the House. Read more. JORDAN RUBIN Feds finally say Trump didn't act as president while allegedly defaming Carroll The former president lost a truly weird defense that was previously being offered courtesy of the federal government. Read more. PETER BEINART A new Biden appointment continues a chilling trend Elliott Abrams used the language of human rights to excuse the crushing of those same rights. Read more.         TOP VIDEOS THE BEAT WITH ARI New 'lie bomb' rocks Fox News: Network sued over Jan. 6 lies by fired host Tucker Carlson  ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS Rep. Eric Swalwell criticizes House GOP's FBI hearing: 'Just bananas, absolute chaos' ALL IN 'Embarrassing': Ex-Alabama Senator rips Tuberville's white nationalist remarks THE LAST WORD Fmr. A.G. Holder: 'Surprised but heartened' by SCOTUS rulings on voting rights MORE FROM MSNBC The fourth episode of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News" looks abroad to a new president with authoritarian tendencies. He packs the nation's highest court, which then outlaws abortion. Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson explore how events overseas in the last few years might help us understand what is happening in the U.S. today. Listen now. Tonight, Alex Wagner reunites with her former co-hosts of "The Circus," John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, and Jennifer Palmieri, to break down the state of U.S. politics and what's to come in 2024. Watch Alex Wagner Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC.  30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE