How Trump's agenda complicates midterm races for Republicans

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  Members of Congress are racing to get out the door to start campaigning for the midterms.

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  President Trump is already out on the campaign trail,

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  even as his policies are creating political problems for his party.

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  It's time for our weekly roundup of political news, so let's go.

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  It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Tamara Keith.

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  I cover politics.

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  I'm Claudia DeSales.

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  I cover Congress.

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  And I'm Deepa Chivaram.

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  I cover the White House.

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  So, Claudia, the Republican-led House narrowly passed a few items this week before leaving for the August recess,

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  and I want to walk through some of them.

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  So let's start with this.

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  On Wednesday, House Republicans passed a $95 billion budget resolution, which...

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  Is the first step in the reconciliation process,

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