by Jonathan Allen, Hallie Jackson, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Geoff Bennett
WASHINGTON — Republicans are coalescing around a two-theater plan of
political attack to save their Senate majority: keep President Donald
Trump barnstorming the trail for GOP candidates while Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., keeps Democratic incumbents off it for
floor votes in Washington.
McConnell is threatening to cancel all
or part of the annual August recess to focus on trying to confirm
Trump's nominees, and sources close to and inside the White House who
spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity said that they are
optimistic he will follow through on that course.
The
challenge for Republicans is that there is no clear path forward on any
major legislation at a time when Trump will be trying to rally base
voters in a series of states where Republicans are defending their own
seats and trying to knock Democrats out of theirs.
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Source: NBC News
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