Politics chat: First-ever Republican midterm convention or Trump rally?

A first-ever Republican midterm convention is taking place this week in Dallas, but are candidates interested in attending? Plus, Michigan's Democratic senate candidate apologizes to Jewish voters.

Last-minute party shuffles: Right-wing merger breaks as Eisenkot fills out slate  Haaretz

The Republican National Committee announced on Saturday the full list of keynote speakers who will stump for Republican candidates at the midterm elections convention next week. The first-of-its-kind event, to be held in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday and Thursday, will feature President Donald Trump as the keynote speake

President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation's most competitive races at next week's GOP midterm convention in Dallas, according to a preliminary list of speakers obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The lineup underscores a central purpose of the convention: fi

President Trump will head to the GOP’s convention in Dallas next week — an event aimed at galvanizing Republican voters to get out the vote ahead of the midterm elections this November.  The president will headline the two-day convention, and Vice President JD Vance is also expected to address attendees. Ahead of the i

First lady Melania Trump and Sen. John Cornyn are among the high-profile names expected to miss the 20,000-person gathering.

Melania Trump Reportedly Set To Skip Midterm Convention In Texas Next Week  HuffPost

A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.

First lady joins large number of Republican lawmakers in ducking out of her husband’s two-day Texas summit next week

7 Reasons Republicans Dread Trump’s Midterm Convention  New York Magazine

The two-day event costs House Republicans $25,000 each and precious time away from their home districts.

Several battleground Republicans told ABC News they either weren't going to the convention or were still undecided.

Some of the most vulnerable Republicans in the US House are steering clear of next week’s GOP midterm convention, as the president’s approval ratings slide and tensions grow over the administration’s rekindled trade policies.

US President Donald Trump will now speak on both nights of the Republican Party’s unusual midterm convention next week, a party official said on Wednesday, an expanded role that will compete for ‌viewers with the start of the NFL season. Trump had originally been scheduled to deliver an address on Thursday to close out

Republicans are steering clear of the upcoming GOP convention for fear that Donald Trump’s big mouth might hurt them in November. A Politico survey of more than 70 Republican candidates and party members found that most were not planning to attend the two-day function that begins September 9. Others were still debating

“I can't control what the president's going to say at the convention, but I can control where I'm at,” one battleground member said.