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” in 2026. The strategy […]

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 often wish to distinguish […]

A federal appeals court will consider on Wednesday whether to restore restrictions on mailing the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone, testing a Biden-era policy that judges have faulted for inadequate safety analysis and the Trump administration has declined to defend on its merits. The hearing before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans comes […]

Polls show Republicans struggling this midterm cycle to hold onto President Donald Trump’s historic gains with Latino voters, yet the party’s most prominent Hispanic surrogate is sitting on the sidelines. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a close Trump ally and potential 2028 presidential contender, has largely avoided campaigning for GOP candidates in 2026 and is […]