Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters' Views of the Economy

Tariffs are unpopular, prices remain stubbornly high and Americans are souring on President Trump's handling of the economy.

So Mr. Trump has reprised a familiar political strategy: promise people cash.

The White House is trying to tamp down Americans' economic anxieties by dangling the prospect of checks and other paydays next year, hoping that the money might assuage voters who blame the president for their rising cost of living.