President to give speeches on both days of unprecedented gathering Republicans look to ‘midterm convention’ to overcome Trump unpopularity Sign up for US Breaking News email Howard Lutnick, Trump’s secretary of commerce, scrapped a planned trip to Mexico City on Wednesday to meet with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s secretary of economy said in a post to social media on Wednesday morning. Lutnick’s meeting with Mexican leaders will instead take place over a video call, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s economy secretary, said in a brief statement posted to X. Their conversation, which will include discussions of Trade between the US and Mexico, will take place in the shadow of the escalating Tariff war between the US and Canada. Continue reading...
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Trump center stage at RNC in midterms gamble – US politics live
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is holding an unprecedented "midterm convention" where President Trump is scheduled to give speeches on both days. Republicans are reportedly using this event to attempt to overcome Trump's unpopularity.
Christopher Hippensteel (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)The Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-09-09 · 13:32 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) is holding an unprecedented "midterm convention" where President Trump is scheduled to give speeches on both days. Republicans are reportedly using this event to attempt to overcome Trump's unpopularity. Separately, Howard Lutnick, identified as Trump's secretary of commerce, canceled a planned in-person trip to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. This meeting will now occur via video call, according to Mexico's secretary of economy. The discussions will focus on trade between the US and Mexico and are taking place amidst an ongoing tariff dispute between the US and Canada.
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The meeting will include discussions of trade between the US and Mexico.
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Lutnick's meeting with Mexican leaders will instead take place over a video call.
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Howard Lutnick scrapped a planned trip to Mexico City to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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President Trump will give speeches on both days of the RNC.
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Republicans are using the RNC as a 'midterm convention' to overcome Trump unpopularity.
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