3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1750+ words) Calling it a “Trump dividend,” the president announced a $5,000 payment for every adult citizen if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the midterm election. To incentivize voters to cast ballots for Republicans, President Trump used…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1629+ words) Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s bid for restrictions. For almost a decade, Kelsi Kiper has relied on the…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1579+ words) Dallas hosted the 1984 Republican National Convention and a GOP midterm convention is about to start. The city — and the politics — have changed a lot. Republicans are gathering in Dallas to hear from an influential and polarizing national leader — and it’s not…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (700+ words) Next week’s Republican convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. But George W. Bush himself — and many policies he pushed 30 years ago — are largely missing from today’s GOP, political…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1087+ words) Political science experts say it’s a sign Republicans are concerned about how key races will play out, including in the decades-long GOP stronghold of Texas. They expect the convention’s effects to be negligible in polls, but its impact at the…...