US Politics — Today

President Donald Trump is making the 2026 midterms a referendum on himself, and the GOP has nowhere to hide. With 59 days until Election Day, the president is headlining a first-of-its-kind RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas (Sept. 9–10) and deployed $10 million from his MAGA Inc. super PAC to prop up Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton. For Republicans already nervous about historical headwinds, the message is clear: love him or lose him, Trump is the ballot.

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