WATCH LIVE: 2026 Republican Midterm Convention, Night 1
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- Republicans will hold an unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday as they seek to maintain control of Congress in the November elections.
- Donald Trump will deliver the opening night's keynote and closing remarks, while the program will focus on health care, elections and border enforcement.
- Republicans hold narrow majorities in the House and Senate, and Vice President JD Vance is expected to deliver the keynote on the second night.
Donald Trump is set to headline the first Republican midterm convention, a new effort to mobilize voters before November's elections. The gathering begins Wednesday in Dallas, with Trump scheduled to deliver a keynote speech and closing remarks.
The convention breaks with the usual party calendar. National committees have historically held conventions in presidential election years to formally nominate candidates, making a mid-cycle meeting like this one unprecedented.
Republicans currently hold slim majorities in both the Senate and House, but the party in power typically loses ground in midterm elections. Trump has pledged to campaign in more than 30 congressional battleground races and said vulnerable Republican lawmakers should run on his record, despite unfavorable public views of the Iran war and concerns about the economy.
The event runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT on Wednesday and Thursday. The first night is expected to highlight Republican positions on health care, elections and border enforcement, with appearances by Cabinet secretaries, members of Congress and candidates. Vance is expected to give the second night's keynote address.
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