MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania >> President Donald Trump was set to headline a rally in Pennsylvania today to defend his economic record and try to counter voter anxiety over rising costs, as Republicans brace for a tough fight to hold control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.

The campaign-style rally at a Mount Pocono casino in northeastern Pennsylvania will spotlight lower gasoline and egg prices and tax cuts passed this year. Trump will cast his tariff hikes and regulatory rollbacks as part of a broader effort to “rewire” the U.S. economy, a White House official said.

The president, in an excerpt from an interview with Politico released today, was asked what grade he would give the economy. “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus,” he replied.

Nevertheless, the White House is grappling w

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