{
  "id": 6401803,
  "title": "Trump and GOP hosting first midterm convention, but notable Republicans plan to skip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-and-gop-hosting-first-midterm-convention-but-notable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T09:27:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-gop-hosting-midterm-convention-notable-republicans-plan/story?id=136201624"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump and Republican Senator JD Vance are set to serve as keynote speakers at the first-ever Republican midterm convention taking place in Dallas, Texas. The two-night event aims to present a clear, bold plan for upcoming November elections as Republicans seek to maintain control of the House and Senate. Several key themes, including border security, immigration policies and economic efforts, will be discussed during the event. However, several notable Republican candidates have opted to skip the convention. First lady Melania Trump will not attend the convention, though her absence has not been officially explained by the White House.",
  "summary": "President Trump and Republicans will support the slate of candidates running this year and tout the administration’s agenda in the first-ever GOP midterm convention.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}