The political risk behind Trump’s $5,000 pledge: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Vance’s convention message to battleground state Republicans.
Trump’s $5,000 Promise and Other Takeaways From the GOP Midterm Convention
The Republican midterm convention may have lived up to the nickname “Trump-a-palooza” after President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 dividend for adult Americans – if Republicans maintain control of the House and Senate after the midterm election. “Pretend that I’m on the ballot,” Trump said in his …
While Trump Goes Big in Dallas, Collins Goes Small in Maine to Save Her Seat
Senator Susan Collins, the only Republican seeking re-election in a state President Trump lost, steered clear of his convention as she distances herself from him and his record.
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul who was convicted of defrauding investors by secretly diverting billions of dollars of their money, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday for a new trial and to throw out a court order requiring him to pay $11 billion as part of his sentence. Bankman-Fried was sentenced
Trump promised $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. How would that work?
President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday to send every American adult a $5,000 check if Republicans keep control of the U.S. House and Senate after the midterm elections. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump told the crowd at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. “It will be called the Trump dividend.” WATCH: Trump promises $5,000 ‘dividend’ for Americans if GOP wins midterms Trump said the rationale behind the
Hillary Clinton warns the U.S. has let its guard down on terrorism 25 years after 9/11
The former secretary of state said the Trump administration has hampered the government’s ability to track lurking terrorist threats to the U.S.
Carter Stands with Senate on Passage of Limbo Nine Bills
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 10, 2026 — Today the Michigan Senate passed nine bills that were reintroduced after House Republicans spent nearly two years and more than
25 Years After 9/11, Trump Personifies a Nation Moving On
The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.
Video: Fetterman, a Democrat, Makes Appearance at G.O.P. Convention
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, appeared in a short video at the Republican National Convention where he said that he will always “reject the extremes in socialism.”