Republican Midterm Convention wraps with speeches on health, business and 9/11 remembrance
The Republican National Convention concluded with Vice President JD Vance speaking, followed by President Donald Trump's closing remarks and several memorial segments.
The Republican National Convention's second night ended with Vice President JD Vance heading the closing segment, after which President Donald Trump gave his final remarks. Earlier, Donald Trump Jr. confronted liberal Democrats, while former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt presented a vision of a "Golden Age of America." The evening incorporated solemn moments: Pastor Lucas Miles of TPUSA Faith offered a prayer and tribute to Charlie Kirk, and a 25th-anniversary commemoration of the September 11 attacks featured Tunnel to Towers CEO Frank Siller, a color guard, wreath-laying, and Christopher Macchio singing "Ave Maria."
Additional speakers included Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, and several Texas and Michigan Republican officials. The program concluded with a balloon drop, musical numbers and a rendition of "Nessun Dorma."
Why it matters
The convention outlines the Republican agenda and honors key historical moments ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
How this story developed
- Sep 2 Major networks limit live coverage of GOP 2026 convention as NFL games debut
- Sep 8 Networks have scaled back live coverage of the convention to prioritize NFL opening‑weekend games.
- Sep 9 Texas Democrats adopt divergent tactics, with Tarrant County opting out of press events and Dallas County organizing a rally.
- Sep 9 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned that any Republican attending the GOP midterm convention and praising Donald Trump is ineligible for a 2028 presidential run.
- Sep 10 Pritzker warned that Republicans praising Trump at the GOP midterm convention could be barred from the 2028 presidential ballot.
- Sep 10 Donald Trump announced he will push a "Great Healthcare plan" that would limit insurance company payments and give funds directly to consumers.
- Sep 10 Major broadcasters are limiting live coverage of the convention due to a clash with NFL opening‑weekend games.
- Sep 10 Vice‑president JD Vance will give the keynote address tonight at the RNC event in Dallas.
- Sep 10 Donald Trump announced a promise to give every American adult a $5,000 payment if Republicans keep the House and Senate, a plan that would require congressional approval and cost over $1 trillion.
- Sep 10 Several GOP lawmakers publicly questioned the feasibility and fiscal impact of the dividend.
- Sep 10 Fetterman recorded the video standing before a steel mill and labeled himself a “common‑sense Democrat” opposing socialism and extreme politics.
- Sep 10 Trump announced $500 rebate checks for ACA enrollees.
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