TOI correspondent from Washington: The Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday night was to be a celebration of two years of Trump presidency to gee up ranks for the Nov 3 mid-term elections. Instead, the MAGA boss made headlines after laying out something that sounded less like an upbeat policy and more like a deadbeat delivering dubious promises: $5,000 for every American adult – provided Republicans win both chambers of Congress.

US President Donald Trump has promised to pay every adult American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections. Trump made…

President Trump promised to send every adult citizen $5,000, but only if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the midterm election, setting high expectations for the…

US President Donald Trump turned the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention into a sweeping campaign pitch on Wednesday, urging voters to back the GOP in 2026 and…

With approximately 270 million US adults, the idea would cost around US$1.35 trillion.