Trump tariffs spark intense uncertainty

But I think one of the reasons that the White House might be eager to shore up these Republican seats is because they know that history is against them in this midterm election. Typically, you see the party in power lose a number of seats, potentially even control of the House or the Senate. In this instance, of course, looking at the House, one of those policies that these members are going to have to defend on the campaign trail is the politics of the economy, specifically the tariffs and trade war that T ...