Biden's midterm self-edit: Less talk about inflation woes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stopped talking so much about inflation worries.

It's a self-edit ahead of the midterm elections in November, prompted in part by the easing of inflationary pressures. But Biden is also attempting to shift the spotlight to his legislative wins, the loss of abortion protections and the threats he says are posed to democracy by the many Republican leaders still under the sway of former President Donald Trump.

When Biden did address inflation in his speech at the fundraiser, he stressed progress, rather than financial pain. The administration says that fight remains its top economic priority, but the president has largely put the blame for it on global forces such as Russian President Vladimir Putin's February invasion of Ukraine.