Exclusive: Trump plans to send $500 Obamacare rebates before election  —  The Trump administration plans to send $500 rebate checks to as many as 1 million people who it says were overcharged for their coverage under Obamacare, Axios has learned. … - The payments also underscore a tenet …

Vance's Dallas dance  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning from Dallas, where we're wondering what shocks might come from the convention stage today after John Fetterman's surprise appearance and Donald Trump's pledge to send Americans $5,000 checks if Republicans keep control of Congress.

Trump Promises $5,000 Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms  —  President Donald Trump floated a dividend for American voters if his party wins the upcoming November midterm elections, promising a $5,000 payment to each US citizen adult if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate.

Republican Midterm Convention: Trump Urges Voters to Let Him ‘Finish the Job’  —  For months, President Donald Trump has said affordability concerns are a hoax and his economy is roaring.  —  Americans aren't convinced, polls show.  So facing waning popularity and depleted enthusiasm …

Fetterman Has a Surprise Cameo at Trump's Convention  —  Senator John Fetterman, who has become alienated from his own party, appeared in a short video filmed in front of a steel mill, saying he is “always going to reject the extremes in socialism.”  —  Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania …

‘Trump dividend’ wins instant GOP critics  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Congress in disarray on AI safety rules  — Dems hold their fire on Fetterman  — Jordan's plan to pass on top panel spots  —  President Donald Trump dropped a hot mess of a half-baked midterm promise in lawmakers' laps last night.

Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a ‘Trump-a-Palooza’  —  Republicans are gathering in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual midterm convention, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that will put President Donald Trump at the center of this fall's midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not.

The Democrats who aren't criticizing John Fetterman … Sen. John Fetterman has faced a tide of public criticism from fellow Democrats as he stakes out lonely ground as a critic of the far-left wing of his party — and another wave rolled in Wednesday after he made a surprise video appearance at the Republican midterm convention.

Fight Over Missouri House Map Returns to U.S. Supreme Court  —  The appeal came as the Missouri Supreme Court weighed whether to hold the state's top election official in contempt.  —  The fast-moving legal battle over Missouri's congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday …