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13 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 6, 2026.
WatchThe party's first-ever midterm convention opens Wednesday in Dallas with a $25,000 price of admission for House members. Three of the most endangered Republicans in the country told Politico they will campaign at home instead.
President Trump appears to see the matter of his political successor as unsettled, creating uncertainty about Vice President Vance's future role.
All eyes focus on the Republican Senate runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with other key contests across the state.
GOP officials worry President's controversial actions are undermining party chances as midterm campaigns intensify across key battleground states.
Republican senators express anger as the president works to unseat their colleagues, creating more free agents willing to defy him in Congress.
WatchFormer Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, backed by President Trump and a flood of pro-Israel ad spending, ousted libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th District — the latest GOP incumbent to fall after defying Trump on Iran and Israel.
The Louisiana senator's defeat demonstrates the president's continued dominance within his party, even as broader views about Trump could prove costly in midterm elections.
With elections still six months away, some GOP leaders say there's time to recover, but internal polling shows growing concerns about November prospects.
Conservative media figures clash over the president's criticism of the pontiff, with Trump ranking MAGA figures as "good, bad, and somewhere in the middle."
Tuesday's special election runoff showcases disagreements over the conflict within Republican ranks as candidates stake out different positions.
With midterm elections approaching, the president faces a narrow window to get new cabinet members confirmed without requiring bipartisan support.
Vice President J.D. Vance topped the Conservative Political Action Conference poll, while Senator Marco Rubio gained momentum among MAGA faithful as organizers dismissed narratives of Republican division.
The annual conservative gathering in Grapevine, Texas became a rare public forum for intra-MAGA dissent, with younger attendees describing 'betrayal' over the war as attendance dropped sharply.