US Politics — Today

President Trump blindsided his own party at the Dallas midterm convention by proposing a $5,000 "dividend" for every U.S. adult — a promise with a $1.2 trillion price tag that no one in GOP leadership saw coming. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) publicly voiced "serious concerns," calling it fiscal fantasy. The one-time cash burst was designed as the convention's headline moment but instead exposed deep fractures over what Republicans actually want to...