US President Donald Trump promised every adult American a $5,000 (GBP 3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections, in a speech at the party's first-ever convention held in the middle of a presidential term; with nearly 270 million American adults the plan would cost the US government some $1.3 trillion; Trump gave no details on how it would work or be funded, saying only the money would have to be spent in the US, while Vice-President JD Vance linked the plan to revenue raised through tariffs; Democrats called it an 'empty promise' and others questioned whether the pledge was legal or feasible (BBC, 10 Sep). src

Trump said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November's midterm elections and that oil prices will not come down until then: 'I think the war's going to end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any longer', and 'Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward'; at the Dallas convention he said oil prices would tumble 'as soon as we win the war with Iran', argued short-term economic pain was worth it to prevent Tehran developing nuclear weapons, and claimed Iran was 'desperate to try and affect the election' so that Democrats would 'leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon' — providing no proof, while Tehran has repeatedly denied seeking nuclear weapons (BBC, 10 Sep). src

Pennsylvanian Democratic senator John Fetterman, who has clashed with his party over support for Israel, appeared by video at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas to introduce his colleague Dave McCormick, saying he would reject 'the extremes and socialism' (Al Jazeera, 10 Sep). src