US President Trump concluded his keynote at the Republican midterm convention.

US initial jobless claims for the week ended Sept. 5: 206,000 vs. 205,000 expected; prior week revised up to 207,000 from 206,000.

On Sept. 9, 2026 Trump pledged that if Republicans retain control of both chambers in the November midterm elections he will pay each U.S. adult $5,000; covering more than 200 million adults would push the bill above $1 trillion, and he suggested tariffs as the funding source. In April 2020 the Trump administration issued up to $1,200 pandemic relief checks to eligible recipients. In December 2020 Trump sought to raise a second-round payment from $600 to $2,000, but Congress approved only $600. In Feb. 2025 the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed $5,000 rebate checks to roughly 79 million eligible taxpayer households as part of a spending-cut package; the plan was not implemented. In Nov. 2025, amid a Supreme Court review of federal tariffs, Trump floated at least $2,000 “tariff dividends” for most Americans funded by tariff revenue; that proposal also was not enacted.