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Trump’s Midterm Pressure Campaign Is Already in Motion
From election-law bills to agency raids and data grabs, the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a familiar claim: that any bad midterm result must have been rigged.
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From election-law bills to agency raids and data grabs, the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a familiar claim: that any bad midterm result must have been rigged.
With approval ratings slipping and public frustration over the Iran war growing, Trump is pressing ahead on his agenda in ways that worry Republicans who say the White House is acting as if the midterms are someone else’s problem.
Senior GOP lawmakers blasted Pentagon leaders for giving vague briefings about new troop movements toward Iran, warning that Congress could pull back support if it does not get clearer answers.