President Donald Trump is testing his midterm message on the economy in a toss-up congressional district in New York, even as voters largely disapprove of his stewardship. The event’s promoted focus is the tax law Trump signed last year, which quadrupled the federal deduction for state and local taxes, a critical change for high-tax states like New York.
Meanwhile, Europeans are confused by Trump’s Thursday announced deployment of 5,000 more troops to Poland, following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint. And Republicans are struggling to find the votes to keep supporting Trump’s war with Iran.
