Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas
Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: NPR · Sep 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
- Coverage span: 11h 48m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 11h 0m
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4 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: NPR, ABC News, The Guardian, The Texas Tribune.
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Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Live updates: Republicans kick off first-ever midterm convention(opens original report in a new tab)President Trump is giving a keynote address on Wednesday evening. — ABC News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 81.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 33 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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