GOP, Trump and midterm convention
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The president made clear as his midterm convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won’t go too far out of his way to do it.
Republicans are gathering in Dallas for a unique midterm convention that's being described as a “Trump-a-Palooza.”
While the midterms may still go poorly, the unusual convention may help boost his legacy, JD Vance and candidates like Ken Paxton.
Behind closed doors on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance urged a room full of Republicans to sell voters on the administration’s more popular achievements that he worried weren’t always breaking through.
Paxton just grinned. After all, he needs the money. He’s locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee James Talarico, and Trump helped turn the convention stage into a national fundraiser for one of his party’s most important yet outfunded candidates.
Donald Trump, Jr., appealed to Republican voters to turn out in the midterm elections, proclaiming "the stakes in this election couldn't be higher" as he worked to draw a contrast between "two competing visions battling for the soul of America." "It's common sense versus extremism," he said during his remarks before Vance's speech Thursday night.
Adrian Garcia and Hunter Holmes face multiple misdemeanor charges after Dallas police said they shoved street preacher Christopher Svochak during an anti-Trump protest.
Even President Donald Trump’s promise of $5,000 checks underscores the intraparty divides that have left this Congress unable to reliably legislate.