Scoop: Trump's top MAGA advisers gather to plot midterms

Per Axios, President Trump's top political advisers are gathering on Tuesday in Washington to coordinate strategy for the November third midterms. Trump won't attend, but key figures including his chief of staff, longtime pollster, and campaign manager will review polling and messaging. The Trump super PAC and Republican National Committee have roughly five hundred thirty million dollars available—and insiders report hundreds of millions more in a dark-money nonprofit. Republicans face historical headwinds: a sitting president's party typically loses control of at least one chamber in midterms, and Trump's poll numbers have dipped amid rising gas prices and war in Iran. Still, Trump's team believes the election will turn on voter dissatisfaction with Democratic policies rather than enthusiasm for Republicans.

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