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DALLAS — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of President Donald Trump’s top deputies, isn’t in Dallas this week during the Republicans‘ high-stakes midterm convention.But Rubio’s absence isn’t leaving him with a blemish on his image. Attendees and Republican candidates told the Washington Examiner that while they would have loved... Read more

President Donald Trump reiterated his wish for Republican voters to pretend he is on the ballot for the midterm elections, which he called “one of the most important elections.”Trump closed out the Republican Party’s two-day midterm convention in a rambling speech Thursday night, urging Republicans to “get out and vote”... Read more

DALLAS — Vice President JD Vance leaned on his family and the memory of Charlie Kirk to shore up support among young men and independents, the very voters Republicans need to win over before November’s 2026 midterm elections. Polls show voters have soured on the Trump administration amid the six-month-old Iran... Read more

Donald Trump Jr., the first son of President Donald Trump, urged attendees at the Republican midterm convention on Thursday night to honor the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on the one-year anniversary of his assassination.“One year ago today, my good friend Charlie Kirk was cut down by an... Read more

One day after casting the 2026 midterm elections as “one of the most important elections of your lives,” President Donald Trump dismissed on Thursday concerns that a Democratic victory would undercut the last two years of his presidency.During an interview with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, Trump was asked if the... Read more

Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said they initially thought the U.S. military had shot down United Airlines Flight 93 before it crashed in Pennsylvania during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Both political figures reflected on where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, ahead of the... Read more

President Donald Trump’s promise to send Americans a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress after the 2026 elections is forcing the GOP to confront a divide that has been building for years: how far the party is willing to depart from traditional fiscal conservatism in pursuit of Trump’s... Read more

Every living former president will attend a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial event in New York City on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.Former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, who was commander... Read more

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday sought to deflect criticism that President Donald Trump’s newly proposed $5,000 dividend would further bankrupt the United States, arguing the handout would be offset by tariff revenue. Trump promised “every adult citizen” would receive the dividend if the Republican Party preserves majorities in the House... Read more

President Donald Trump delivered the opening-night keynote address at the RNC midterm convention, rallying the Republican Party to stand together ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.“Pretend that I’m on the ballot,” Trump said, vowing to overcome the midterm curse and campaign in every swing district for Republicans. Stay informed.Stay ahead.... Read more

Vice President JD Vance will take center stage on the final night of the Republican midterm convention on Thursday, giving him another opportunity to cement his standing as the early favorite to inherit President Donald Trump’s political movement in 2028. But before Vance delivers the keynote address in Dallas, another... Read more