The video board inside the American Airlines Center displays the logo for the upcoming Republican Midterm Convention during a media walkthrough in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo WASHINGTON,

Republicans are rolling out the excuses to skip Donald Trump’s midterm convention, which the president has organized in a desperate attempt to give the GOP a much-needed election boost. Trump is set to headline the second day of the televised event in Dallas next week in an attempt to galvanize voters amid continuing expectations that the GOP is going to suffer an electoral wipeout in November’s crucial elections.

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Related: "People Are Concerned About Trump's Health After This Viral Video Of Him Grunting" The concept of a "midterm" convention itself is unusual, and some are dubious of holding one at a time when the president himself is so deeply unpopular amid rising prices and a war in Iran that has dragged on for more than six months.

The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to limit birthright citizenship, partially halting an executive order the president issued after the Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping effort last year.

A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his latest executive orders targeting birthright citizenship after the president lost a landmark Supreme Court case challenging his attempt to unilaterally redefine who gets to be a citizen.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship.

President Trump is continuing to advocate for the construction of data centers, saying on Truth Social, "The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor.

Several Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump's pro-data-center stance amid growing public backlash.

The giant computing sites that power AI are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

A MAGA congressman has blasted Donald Trump for suggesting that people who oppose the construction of data centers want to “end up being backwards and poor.” The 80-year-old president dismissed concerns from voters across the country who do not want the energy-intensive behemoths built in their communities,

A Democratic lawmaker told a federal judge that President Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center allies are improperly hiding documents about their attempt to shutter the storied institution that Trump has sought to recast in his image.

The Kennedy Center removed the prominent 'Blue' sculpture and historic willow trees, sparking outrage over the politicization of the arts center following President Trump’s takeover.

The iconic Blue statue will be removed from outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday.

Crews work to remove the sculpture titled "Blue" by artist Joel Shapiro from the grounds of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, after it was targeted for removal by the Trump administration, in Washington,

Driscoll is a friend of Vice President JD Vance and has good relationships with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. But tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported,

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after just 18 months on the job. The White House announced his departure after Driscoll spoke with President Donald Trump about the current state of the Army,

Driscoll submitted his resignation after speaking with Trump about “the current state of the Army,” a U.S. official told MS NOW.

The clashes between Driscoll and Hegseth have revolved around initiatives to modernize the Army and the Defense secretary's gutting of key officers, including former Army chief Gen. Randy George, a well-liked and decorated officer who sailed through his congressional confirmation.

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on two Democrats voting with Republicans on key measures and the backlash from party leadership over the defection on 'Special Report.'

House Democratic leaders were blindsided yesterday after two rank-and-file members made the highly unconventional move of voting with Republicans to advance a series of GOP-backed bills. Democratic Congressman Jared Golden of Maine and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted with most Republicans to set up debate on the bills,

A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber.

Two Democrats took the unusual step of voting with Republicans to advance a batch of GOP-backed bills, preventing a handful of conservatives from tanking the vote and effectively saving Speaker Mike