Republican Party Eyes Dallas for Unusual Midterm Convention

The Republican Party is weighing Dallas as the host location for its midterm convention as President Donald Trump looks to drum up voter enthusiasm ahead of elections determining which party controls Congress for the final two years of his term.

The GOP is likely to host the novel midterm gathering in the northern Texas city, according to multiple people who requested anonymity to detail private deliberations and cautioned that the plans could still change. Typically, parties only hold conventions in presidential election years, but Trump wants to build turnout as polls show his party is shedding support amid the Iran ...