Trump to headline both nights of first-ever GOP midterm convention

Key Points:

• The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced the speaking schedule for the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas, with former President Donald Trump headlining both nights, delivering the keynote on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET and closing the event on Thursday.
• The convention aims to energize the GOP's MAGA base ahead of the midterm elections, focusing on contrasting Republican policies with what they describe as the Democrats' leftward shift and socialist proposals.
• Key Senate and House Republican candidates in competitive races, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, former RNC Chair Mike Whatley, and several incumbents, will speak to rally support for maintaining GOP majorities in Congress.
• The Democratic National Committee (DNC) criticized the GOP event as a costly celebration of Trump's agenda amid economic struggles faced by Americans, choosing not to hold a comparable midterm convention.
• Other notable speakers include Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Speaker Mike Johnson, and members of Trump's Cabinet, such as Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.