Trump doubles down on pledge of $5,000 payments if his party retains control of Congress as he address convention a second time – live

President repeats much of his first night’s remarks and leads audience in personalized pledge of allegiance to ‘cheat like hell’ when voting in midtermsTrump promise of $5,000 for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an additional Republican-leaning congressional seat for their party ahead of the midterm elections. Continue reading...