As August ended and markets faltered, President Trump vowed that if he’s reelected with a GOP Congress, he will pass major middle-class tax cuts. But with signs of a recession that could heave him from office, Trump and his advisers don’t want to wait.

The problem: Democrats hold the House and bipartisan achievements are few, likely scuttling White House musings about a broad payroll tax cut or legislation giving taxpayers a rebate to offset Trump’s trade war with China.

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