‘Historic Event’: Trump announces Republican midterm convention

According to The Guardian, Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first national convention during a midterm election year. The two-day event takes place in Dallas on September ninth and tenth, breaking with the tradition of reserving conventions for presidential election years. The move is intended to energize Republican voters as the party works to maintain its narrow congressional majorities in November's midterm elections.

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