White House Tempers Hopes of Retaining House

“The White House is lowering expectations that Republicans will maintain control of the House in the midterm elections — while positioning President Trump to claim credit for any seats his party gains in the Senate,” Politico reports.

“White House political director Bill Stepien wrote a three-page memo this week in which he outlined the political landscape confronting the GOP and bluntly warned that the party’s prospects for the House are ‘challenging.'”