Washington Examiner

The first night of the Republican Party’s unprecedented midterm convention on Wednesday evening featured an unexpected appearance from a Democratic senator, a rousing speech from President Donald Trump, and boos for one of the GOP’s top leaders.The two-day event at the American Airlines Center is the first of its kind... Read more

DALLAS — President Donald Trump spent nearly two hours Wednesday night varnishing his own legacy and setting the stakes for Republicans in the 2026 elections.Trump delivered the keynote address on the first night of the Republican midterm convention. He’d previously been expected to close out the convention’s second night but... Read more

President Donald Trump promised to deliver a “Trump dividend” of $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans can hold on to both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.The president’s vow came during his keynote address closing out the first night of the Republican midterm convention. Stay informed.Stay ahead.... Read more

President Donald Trump’s olive branch to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) fell on deaf ears Wednesday night in Dallas.Trump has consistently voiced displeasure with Thune’s job leading the Senate Republican caucus over his failures to pass the SAVE America Act and eliminate the filibuster, though he has said he... Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed he had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Washington hopes to build momentum toward a peace deal ending the yearslong war between Moscow and Ukraine. Ending the war, which some experts estimate has led to at least 2 million military casualties, has been... Read more

President Donald Trump said that gas prices will decrease to $2 per gallon after the November midterm elections.“Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday, just before embarking on a flight to the Republican National Committee convention in Dallas. “They’re going... Read more

President Donald Trump said the Qatar-gifted Air Force One jet was “safe to fly” Wednesday after reporters spotted an emergency slide deployed from the aircraft shortly before his departure from Joint Base Andrews.Trump said the slide was being checked as part of a routine safety inspection and that it would... Read more

President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that the Iran conflict would end directly after the November midterm elections. Trump made the comments while talking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews en route to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.“I think the war is going to end immediately after the election,”... Read more

Washington Examiner congressional reporter Ramsey Touchberry said the first-ever midterm convention is helping build excitement for the GOP, and also provides an important platform for the party to get in sync.“It was giving President Trump what he wanted from the party,” to “gin up some support and enthusiasm before the... Read more

President Donald Trump gave over $150,000 in cash to four White House aides, with the payments categorized as “cash gifts for the holidays” in the staffers’ latest financial disclosure forms filed by the Trump administration.Trump paid assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy director of Oval Office operations... Read more

President Donald Trump and the White House are delivering on another promise: To make November’s midterm elections about him.This week’s Republican midterm convention, dubbed “Trumpapalooza,” comes almost a year after White House chief of staff Susie Wiles promised Trump and his political apparatus would put the president “on the ballot”... Read more

Republicans are taking a calculated risk with their first-ever midterm convention that embracing President Donald Trump and nationalizing competitive races across the country will help them defy history in November.It is the exact opposite of the strategy usually employed by an embattled majority party and its most vulnerable incumbents, who... Read more