{"id":223718,"date":"2026-09-10T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/election-2026-live-updates-vance-to-speak-at-day-2-of-gop-convention-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:00:51","slug":"election-2026-live-updates-vance-to-speak-at-day-2-of-gop-convention-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/election-2026-live-updates-vance-to-speak-at-day-2-of-gop-convention-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2026 live updates: Vance to speak at Day 2 of GOP convention – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lost his Democratic primary to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, the first time a governor has been defeated in a primary in eight years.
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an attempt by a Republican state official in Missouri to use a newly drawn GOP congressional map for this year\u2019s election.
The court, in a brief order with no noted dissents, granted an emergency request brought by a group called People Not Politicians, led by activist Richard von Glahn.
Read the full story here. <\/strong><\/em><\/a>
Hillary Clinton panned the GOP midterm convention in the “Morning Joe” interview, saying that it actually helps Democrats’ chances in November.
\u201cI thought the whole Republican mini convention and Trump\u2019s speech was, you know, making the case for the Democrats. I think it actually helps us,” she said.
Clinton argued that it allows voters to see the contrast between the Trump administration’s record and the potential for change from Democrats.
“I am very confident we\u2019re going to take back the House, and I\u2019m increasingly confident we\u2019re going to take the Senate because I think the American people, even people who wanted to give Trump a chance, even people who voted for Trump, they didn\u2019t vote for what\u2019s happening now,” she said.
Trump claimed on Truth Social this morning that the GOP midterm convention in Dallas was “a major, sold out hit” even though there were hundreds of vacant seats in the arena.
“It was really something, streaming all over the place, and really big numbers, despite going up against the NFL. The overall numbers beat the NFL. The Arena, which was really nice, beat its own attendance records,” Trump said, adding, “There were thousands of people outside who couldn\u2019t get in. Screens were provided.”
<\/span>Empty seats during Trump's speech yesterday in Dallas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Brandon Bell \/ Getty Images<\/span>
There were hundreds of empty seats, however, throughout the upper levels of the American Airlines Center, which seats about 19,000. Hundreds of state delegates were seated on the floor of the arena, with other guests in the general seating areas.
The NFL’s viewership numbers from last night are also not yet available.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued this morning that the U.S. should remember the lessons learned from 9\/11 and take seriously the warnings about AI.
Clinton said in an interview on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” that the “most dramatic statement” that came out of the 9\/11 Commission report “was that it was a failure of imagination.”
“That is what we\u2019re facing with AI,” she said. “The alarm bells are sounding. People from within the industry. … Let\u2019s learn the lesson of 9\/11, there was a failure of imagination.”
Clinton continued, “People could not imagine that a bunch of guys would go learn how to fly and fly commercial airliners into buildings, and now we\u2019re facing the same thing. And we faced it during Covid \u2014\u00a0there was a failure of imagination, a failure of honesty. Now we are facing it with artificial intelligence.\u201d
The former first lady’s comments come as people within the AI industry are issuing warnings<\/a> about the technology potentially ending humanity.
The president said last night that every adult U.S. citizen would receive a $5,000 \u201cdividend\u201d if Republicans win both the House and the Senate in November.
\u201cHere is my promise: If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic, tremendous economic success, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,\u201d he said.
Trump, who has made a similar promise before<\/a>, added that the \u201conly condition\u201d is that it must be spent in the U.S.
\u201cWe don\u2019t want you going to Canada to spend the money. We don\u2019t want you going to China to Germany,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYou got to spend the money in the United States of America.\u201d
Trump added that he would call it \u201cthe Trump dividend.\u201d
\u201cSo if the Republicans win, you win with us, and you get $5,000,\u201d Trump said as the crowd cheered.
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about where the estimated $1.35 trillion would come from and how the requirement to spend in the U.S. could be enforced.
After Trump\u2019s remarks, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, appeared to suggest that the president doesn\u2019t have the authority to unilaterally disburse the proposed dividend by saying he would introduce legislation on it.
\u201cI will get a bill ready so that we can get the Trump Dividend passed immediately after the November 3rd election \u2026 because Republicans (and America) will win!\u201d Moreno wrote on X<\/a>.
Trump tried to turn one of his biggest political vulnerabilities into a strength for Republicans in Dallas last night, making the war with Iran a key focus of his speech at the party\u2019s midterm convention.
\u201cDoes anybody here think that Iran should have a nuclear weapon? Anybody?\u201d Trump asked the crowd at American Airlines Center, articulating the administration\u2019s core argument for attacking Iran.
The audience responded loudly and decisively: \u201cNo!\u201d
Trump also repeated a claim he made to reporters<\/a> earlier in the day.
\u201cThe war will be over very shortly after the election,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re hanging out for dear life, hoping that we lose, so they can deal with dumb, weak Democrats and they can have their nuclear bomb. But we\u2019re not going to let that happen.\u201d
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
Just eight weeks out from the midterm elections, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., gave Republicans a boost last night.
Fetterman appeared on video at the Republican midterm convention, praising Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and touting working with Trump.
\u201cYes, I\u2019m a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I\u2019m a commonsense Democrat,\u201d Fetterman said in the video message. \u201cI\u2019m always going to stand with America. I\u2019m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and the anti-American way of life. Dave McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done, and he\u2019s going to fight for Pennsylvania. I\u2019m proud to count him as my friend.\u201d
<\/span>Sen. John Fetterman delivers a video message in Dallas last night.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Al Drago \/ Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span>
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has lost his Democratic primary to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, NBC News projects, after having faced a significant spending disadvantage and voter discontent with his tenure.
In an election season that has seen a wave of anti-incumbent energy<\/a>, McKee, 75, becomes the first governor to fall in a primary this year \u2014 and the first in eight years.
Public polling had shown McKee, who was running for a full second term, trailing by double digits heading into Tuesday. And Foulkes, 62, outspent him on the airwaves by 3-to-1, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
Trump wants to make one thing clear: His name is not on the ballot in November, but his supporters need to vote like it is.
Republicans from across the country convened in Dallas yesterday for their party\u2019s first midterm convention, an event designed to put Trump front and center in the closing stages of the midterm election cycle.
\u201cPretend that I am on the ballot,\u201d Trump said to loud cheers during his keynote address last night. \u201cI\u2019m on the ballot.\u201d
Indeed, Trump was the star of the show. Speakers mentioned his name 155 times, and Trump invoked his own name 16 times, bringing the total mentions to 171. The only other word mentioned more was variations of \u201cAmerica.\u201d
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
NBC News<\/p>\n

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