Senate GOP abandons plan that helped vulnerable Democrats save face

Senate Republicans are switching gears on putting up votes that rebuke President Joe Biden.

Republican lawmakers have been pushing for Congressional Review Act votes, which, if successful, allow members of Congress to strike down regulations issued by federal agencies. Now, GOP lawmakers don’t want to put up the votes for fear that vulnerable Senate Democrats may be using them to criticize Biden’s policies from the right in races in which the president or his policies may be unpopular.