President Trump told Republicans in Dallas he would issue $5,000 checks to every adult U.S. citizen if the GOP holds the House and Senate. He offered few details on funding or congressional approval while urging supporters to treat the midterms as a referendum on his presidency.
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Trump opened a Republican midterm convention in Dallas by urging voters to act as if he were on the ballot and defending the seven-month war with Iran. He promised rallies in competitive states as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress.
Declassified Spanish intelligence documents show authorities in Spain and Morocco were warned about social media calls for a mass crossing into Ceuta a day before more than 72,000 migrants entered the enclave. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the warnings did not indicate the scale of the crisis that followed.
The Trump administration proposed excluding undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants from the U.S. census count used to allocate House seats and federal funding. The plan also reopens questions over race and ethnicity data and is expected to face legal challenges.
President Donald Trump said the Iran war is likely to end after the November midterm elections and predicted oil prices would fall afterward. His remarks came as oil hit $100 a barrel and U.S.-Iran hostilities intensified.
Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary, making him the first sitting governor to lose a primary in eight years. The race centered on voter frustration over the delayed and costly Washington Bridge rebuilding project.
Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican midterm convention, praising Sen. Dave McCormick and saying he would work with President Trump to defend the steel industry. The appearance highlighted Fetterman’s growing breaks with Democrats and his close relationship with McCormick.
Opponents of Missouri’s Republican-drawn congressional map have returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after conflicting state and federal rulings left November’s midterm districts unsettled. The dispute comes as ballot deadlines pass and the state’s top election official faces a contempt hearing.