Can the 'best showman in politics' deliver again? GOP bets on Trump at historic midterm convention

DALLAS — The stakes couldn’t be much higher for President Donald Trump and Republicans. With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — Trump and the GOP descend on Texas starting Wednesday for the party’s first-ever midterm convention, as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress. The GOP's playbook for the convention, which comes as Republicans face energized Democrats and political headwinds as they defend their slim House and Senate majorities,