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Today, both political parties are seeking to navigate the fallout from the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Senate Democrats are aiming to hold a vote next week to write abortion rights into law — but it seems destined to fail given the filibuster rule in the chamber and the lack of support for changing it from key senators.

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Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats alike are considering how much of a role abortion will play in their midterm messaging. Republicans have signaled they will continue to emphasize other issues as well. President Biden sought to focus Wednesday on the economy — previously the dominant issue by far — with an address from the White House about the importance of deficit reduction. Later, he hosted Olympic athletes.

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• 11 a.m. Eastern: Biden delivered remarks from the White House on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction.
• 11:30 a.m. Eastern: Biden welcomed more than 600 Olympic athletes from the 2020 summer games and 2022 winter games to the White House. Watch coverage here.
• 2:30 p.m. Eastern: White House press secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. Watch live coverage here.

Got a question about the politics of abortion? The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes, Caroline Kitchener, Amber Phillips and Daniela Santamariña are answering them live here now.

The latest: Tuesday was a good night for Trump but also for Biden

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Former president Donald Trump proved that he still has powerful sway over the Republican electorate when his candidate, J.D. Vance, won the Ohio Senate primary Tuesday night.

And while a lot will be written about how Trump won big on Tuesday, it can’t be ignored that things turned out just as well for Biden, whose candidate, Rep. Shontel M. Brown, also came out victorious in a contested Democratic primary for a Cleveland-based House seat.

Brown beat former state senator Nina Turner, who ran to Brown’s left with endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose 2020 presidential campaign she co-chaired, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

As Colby Itkowitz, David Weigel and Annie Linskey report, Trump-backed candidates, or those who associated themselves with him, found success across the board in lower-profile or less-competitive primaries Tuesday night.

And so did candidates who aligned themselves with Biden.

That, however, doesn’t mean this year’s midterms will not test the power of the two figures’ influence. As our colleagues write:

Although some recent polls have shown Biden and Trump to be polarizing figures, and each has disappointed many in his own party, Ohio voters lined up behind candidates who match their political styles, suggesting that, at least in the early stages of the year’s primary season, it’s still very much Trump’s party vs. Biden’s party.

But both leaders will face difficult tests in coming months. Other Republicans are jockeying for supremacy in the party and positioning themselves for potential presidential runs in 2024. Trump also has placed some risky bets in upcoming primaries, and his continued false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him have alienated some in his party. Biden’s approval rating remains mired in negative territory, prompting many Democrats to brace for difficult midterms.

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