The chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has reportedly considered an early exit as fears of a Republican rout in the midterms leave him vulnerable amid plummeting approval ratings for President Biden.

In an interview with NBC News, DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison pledged to fulfill his full four-year term, saying he "made a commitment to be president."

But a report citing current and former DNC officials revealed a strained relationship between Harrison and the White House and uncertainty that he will remain in his role ahead of the midterms, which political pundits have forecast to spell disaster for Democrats.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dnc-chair-leave-tensions-biden-white-house

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court will be a "beneficiary" of affirmative action – and predicted President Biden's pick "will probably not get a single Republican vote."

Biden has vowed to honor his campaign pledge and nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court to succeed retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

"The irony is that the Supreme Court is at the very time hearing cases about this sort of affirmative racial discrimination while adding someone who is the beneficiary of this sort of quota," Wicker said during an interview with host Paul Gallo on SuperTalk Mississippi Radio, according to the Mississippi Free Press.

https://news.yahoo.com/sen-roger-wicker-says-biden-200011684.html

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill are using President Joe Biden’s failures to fuel their bid to retake control of Congress, focusing on his collapsing legislative agenda, his unfulfilled promise to “shut down” the coronavirus pandemic, and rising voter anxieties over school closures and inflation as they seek a winning message for this year’s elections.

Biden’s troubles have frustrated Democrats, prompting calls for a major course correction. At the same time, they have delighted Republicans, who have been intent on rehabilitating themselves in the eyes of voters after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol last year, which highlighted the party’s lurch toward extremism and its continuing rifts under the influence of former President Donald Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/us/politics/republicans-midterms-congress.html