Trump’s growing list of campaign pledges: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we dive into the increasing number of promises President Donald Trump is making to persuade voters to back Republicans in the November elections. Plus, Andrea Mitchell examines the fallout from Russia’s releasing an American from prison. — Adam Wollner Trump keeps promising ‘goodies’ if Republicans win the midterms By Megan Shannon, Sarah Dean and Sahil Kapur President Donald Trump is pledging to deliver “goodies” as he campaigns across the country — but only if voters keep Republicans in charge of Congress in the midterm elections.

Rallying Monday in Kansas, Trump promised a favorable policy move by his administration if Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is re-elected. “With Roger Marshall in the Senate, we will make year-round E15 permanent,” Trump said, referring to the sale of fuel blended with 15% ethanol, which is often restricted in the summer for environmental reasons. “But if Adam Hamilton is in, I’m not doing it. That’s it. I’m only doing it for him.” Yesterday in North Carolina, Trump vowed to instruct his Justice Department to settle claims by veterans regarding contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. “If