The Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, has managed to stay in President Trump’s good graces while advocating a more free-trade approach, but that balancing act is showing signs of strain.
The G.O.P.’s preferred candidates are running or winning in several states, and potential problems have been averted. Some Republicans now see Senate gains, not losses, in November.
In a report released a month late, the Defense Department didn’t list any civilian casualties in Somalia, a finding at odds with the claims of nongovernmental organizations and local officials.
The steel and aluminum tariffs are meant to make good on President Trump’s long-standing promises to protect American industry, but they’ve prompted a fierce response from allies.