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New Midterms Wrinkle: Party Conventions?

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August 29, 2025

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In Today’s Brief

  • CDC: Upheaval continues

  • Ukraine: Russian attack

  • Texas: Celebrity candidate

  • Economy: Q2 growth

  • Knight Rider: Movie project

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The Top Tip

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Democrats and Republicans are both considering party conventions ahead of next fall's midterm elections.

  • What happened: Axios reported Democrats were contemplating a mini-convention in 2026 to showcase the party's candidates and rising stars. President Donald Trump then announced he may recommend a GOP national convention before the midterms.

  • Go deeper: Democrats held midterm conventions -- before and after the vote -- decades ago. Reporting indicates the party's early talks did not envision the sort of full-fledged convention the president appears to be hinting at. Trump boasted the GOP has never done what he may suggest.

  • Big picture: Democrats are seeking energy and momentum as they face an uphill battle next fall. The Cook Political Report's current analysis favors the GOP to hold both chambers and potentially add to its Senate majority.

Quick Tips

U.S. News

  • The White House said President Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez amid upheaval regarding federal vaccine policies and calls for congressional oversight. She refused to resign when pressured by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (More | More)

  • An arrest was made in a 26-year-old Philadelphia double murder cold case. Federal prosecutors charged a city man in the 1999 ambush killings of an alleged mob associate and his girlfriend (More)

  • Florida is utilizing robot rabbits to control the state's Burmese python population. The devices lure the invasive species out of the Everglades, where they have wreaked havoc on the ecosystem (More)

World News

  • Russia launched a significant aerial attack on Kiev, killing at least 21 people and damaging European Union and United Kingdom buildings. Ukraine alleged the EU facilities were purposely targeted while leaders blasted the Kremlin, accusing it of derailing ongoing peace efforts (More)

  • A fatal wildfire in Cyprus was caused by a discarded cigarette. The blaze destroyed 700 structures and killed two people, burning through 40 square miles (More)

  • North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will attend China's military parade next month, as will Russian President Vladimir Putin. The event will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender to end World War II; it is Kim's first visit to his patron state since before the pandemic (More)

Political News

  • Former baseball slugger Mark Teixeira will run for Congress in Texas. The three-time All-Star is bidding for the House seat held by fellow Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who is running for state attorney general (More)

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel will deliver House testimony on the Jeffrey Epstein case. Patel will appear next month before the House Judiciary Committee; Bondi's testimony is scheduled for October (More)

  • Democratic congressional leaders called on GOP leaders to meet with them to avoid a government shutdown. A funding deal will be needed by Sept. 30; both chambers have made little legislative progress to date (More)

Business & Markets

  • Major indexes closed higher yesterday. The S&P 500 hit a new record close; the U.S. economy outpaced projected growth in Q2 (Dow +0.16%, S&P 500 +0.32%, Nasdaq +0.53% | More)

  • Walgreens has officially gone private after Sycamore Partners completed its takeover process. Ex-Staples CEO Mike Motz is the pharmacy chain's new leader (More)

  • Microsoft fired two employees after they broke into a top executive's office. The incident involved a protest regarding the Israeli military's reported use of the tech giant's software (More)

Entertainment & Sports

  • A Knight Rider movie is in the works. The creators of Netflix's Cobra Kai are reportedly in talks to helm a big-screen adaptation of the 1980s television action drama (More)

  • Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is being sued by a pair of the team's minority shareholders. They alleged the mortgage lender billionaire has denied them access to internal records since taking control (More)

  • Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome had a serious crash while training. The British bicyclist did not suffer head injuries but fractured his back, broke five ribs and had a collapsed lung; no one else was hurt in the incident (More)