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Trump Promises a $5,000 Payment to Every Adult American — but Only if Republicans Win the Midterms

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 11, 2026

Official portrait of President Donald Trump in a dark suit and blue tie, American flag in background.

President Donald Trump told a Republican Party crowd at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on the night of September 9

9/11 Memorial Adds a New, Seventh Moment of Silence for Its 25th Anniversary

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 10, 2026 Updated September 14, 2026

Photo: White rose on engraved names at 9/11 Memorial, poignant tribute to 9/11 victims.

Friday marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks, and this year’s remembrance program at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan

Sen. John Kennedy Says Iran Conflict Will Probably Outlast the Midterms, Faults Fellow Republicans on Inflation and Breaks With the Administration on Putin

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 7, 2026 Updated September 11, 2026

The west front of the United States Capitol, home of the Senate

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Sept.