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For the first time ever, Republicans are holding a national convention in the middle of a midterm
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election year. The RNC's two-day event kicks off today in Dallas, an idea spearheaded by
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President Trump to rally Republican voters ahead of November. Some Republicans are skipping the
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convention to campaign back home, but the lineup in Dallas includes some of the party's biggest
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names. The president will deliver the keynote address tonight with Vice President J.D. Vance
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speaking tomorrow. Other big-name speakers include Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Trump will then return
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to the stage to close out the convention tomorrow night. Other Republican leaders will be there as
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well, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. The convention will also feature some of this year's
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most notable candidates, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who's running for U.S. Senate
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And this won't look quite like the presidential conventions we're used to
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There are no delegates or nominations. The event's also open to the public, with more than 50 speakers and presentations planned each night
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Trump has promised plenty of entertainment, even a big balloon drop to close things out
