Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
Republicans will gather in Dallas today for the party's first ever midterm convention.
Over two days, the party is looking to rally and unify ahead of the midterm elections.
The stakes are high this November, with Republicans and Democrats battling for control of the Congress.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz says voters have a choice between two visions.
One vision, I think, is a common sense vision.
Low taxes, low regulations, lots of jobs, secure the border.
Lock up violent criminals and protect our families.
I think that's where most Texans agree with that.
I think most Americans agree with that.
On the other side, I look at what's happening to the Democrat Party and they're getting more and more extreme.
Party conventions are usually held during presidential election years.
President Trump pushed for a midterm convention amid the war with Iran, high prices and trade wars.
He'll deliver the keynote address tonight.
New Hampshire's battleground Senate race is set.
Former Republican Senator John Sununu
and Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas will face off for the seat being vacated by Democrat Gene Shaheen.
Sununu served as senator in the early 2000s and lost his seat to Shaheen.
Pappas, the moderate, beat a member of the Democratic Socialists of America to win his nomination.
Election observers from the Justice Department monitored several polling locations in southern New Hampshire.