APTOPIX Election 2026 Republicans

Republicans have gathered in Dallas for the closing day of their party’s midterm convention. Their aim is to highlight President Donald Trump’s influence and boost enthusiasm among GOP voters ahead of November’s midterm election. Both Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressed the gathering late Thursday evening. Speakers at the two-day event have derided Democratic candidates as extremists. They've also offered defenses of Trump’s war in Iran. Meanwhile Democrats have blasted the GOP convention as a showy spectacle by an out-of-touch president. They say the gathering won't be enough to make voters ignore the economic realities of rising prices on gas, groceries and other goods.

President Donald Trump has returned to the stage on the second and final night Thursday of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas, imploring the crowd to “go and vote.” Republicans are counting on Trump to rally voter enthusiasm. They’re also setting the stage for what comes next, in the post-Trump era. Vice President JD Vance took the primetime speaking slot. The party's House and Senate majorities are at stake this fall. Republicans are working to shrug off voter concerns about the economy, the war in Iran and the direction of the country, and they are warning of what’s coming if Democrats seize power.