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Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.
Republicans gathered in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday for a rare two-day midterm convention, an unprecedented event billed as a "Trumpapalooza" that will center on US President Donald Trump as the party tries to overcome his unpopularity and persuade voters to support Republican candidates.
NPR – Politics Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.
The two-day Republican midterm convention in Dallas concluded as a made-for-TV, Trump-centered rally with no formal party business. President Trump promised $5,000 to every adult citizen if Republicans maintain control of Congress, while Vice President JD Vance headlined the final night and the gathering included tributes to 9/11 victims.
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The Republican midterm convention in Dallas included tributes to 9/11 victims, and President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are scheduled to visit the 9/11 attack sites on Friday.
Republicans plan to center the US president at the two-day event, while slamming Democrats as socialists Republicans will gather in Texas on Wednesday for a rare “midterm convention”, as they attempt to convince Americans to vote for a party led by a deeply unpopular president who has overseen inflation and led the US into an increasingly unpopular war. Donald Trump will dominate the two-day convention, appearing bo…
NPR – Politics Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.
NYTimes – US Lindsay Clancy returned to a Massachusetts court on Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended in a mistrial over a deadlocked jury. Her attorneys asked a judge to find her not guilty and to bar a retrial, arguing double jeopardy and insufficient evidence. The judge is also considering a motion to dismiss the triple-murder case.
NPR – US Christa Pike, 50, convicted of murdering a classmate in Knoxville in 1995, is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee denied her clemency request on Monday. If carried out, it would be the state's first execution of a woman in about 200 years. Her lawyers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay.
NYTimes – US Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his criminal investigations into President Donald Trump. Republican committee chair Chuck Grassley accused Smith of targeting the "entire Republican party" during the hearing.
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