By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups,

The Republican National Committee voted Friday to hold a midterm political convention, launching an unusual GOP festival that President Donald Trump will headline in hopes of rallying supporters to focus on the critical fall fight for control of Congress.

Democrats are clearly motivated ahead of the 2026 midterm elections despite having mixed feelings about the party’s leadership, a new CNN poll, conducted by SSRS and released Sunday, found. This comes as Trump’s approval rating remains underwater about one year into his second term in office.

A growing share of voters back eliminating the agency following the fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump has unleashed a furious, 300-word tirade against the GOP dissident who forced the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The 79-year-old president lashed out at Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie in a recycled Truth Social post on Monday,

More than 1,000 GOP officials from all corners of the state gathered in Prescott Valley, ultimately electing Sergio Arellano as the party’s new chair.