Trump Weighs On Midterms

Donald Trump’s approval has fallen to roughly one-third of voters in recent polls, creating a harsher midterm climate for Republicans. Republican candidates and strategists now say internal and public polling show danger if campaigns stay closely tied to him. Voters increasingly describe the election as a referendum on Trump, while the Iran war and higher energy prices have deepened worries about the economy. National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Tim Scott told senators they remained in the fight, but urged them to campaign as if they were behind. Scott said Republicans could still hold the Senate as resources spread across a broad map of battleground states.