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Miguel Paiva

Trump's Double Keynote Headlines Lineup at First-Ever GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas: How to Watch 2026 RNC

Republican Party Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr. Lara Trump RNC Dallas JD Vance Marco Rubio Ken Paxton Greg Abbott
DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 08: A sign is posted in front of the American Airlines Center ahead of the 2026 Republican National Committee (RNC) Midterm Convention on September 08, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump will headline the RNC’s first-ever midterm convention as he aims to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates just two months before the upcoming midterm elections being held on November 3. (Credit: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Briefing

  • Trump delivers tonight's opening keynote around 9 p.m. ET; he returns Thursday for closing remarks right after Vice President JD Vance's own keynote.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are both missing from the RNC's speaker list, kept away by a State Department rule that bars Senate-confirmed officials from partisan conventions.
  • Sen. Ted Cruz shares Thursday's bill with Vance, not tonight's — setting up a pointed 2028 subplot on the vice president's marquee night.
  • Both sessions stream free through the RNC's own live portal and its official social accounts.
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