Sep. 10: The Texas ‘Trumpapalooza,’ And Will AI ‘Kill Us All’ Within A Decade?

The first ever Republican midterm convention is taking place this week in Texas. The GOP is hoping to motivate President Donald Trump’s base and less engaged voters to turn out in November — including by asking supporters to pretend Trump is “on the ballot.” NBC News chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake breaks down whether the convention is more likely to help or hurt the GOP’s chances of keeping their congressional majorities. Then, AI researcher Jacob Coxon went viral this week when he announced his resignation from Anthropic on social media by warning that the people building AI systems believe that they could lead to human extinction in the next decade — and are charging ahead anyway. NBC News AI reporter Jared Perlo explains why the “AI could kill us all” doomsayers could finally lead lawmakers in the U.S. to implement regulations on the industry. And the U.S. Open is headed to the semifinals with four Americans still competing across the men's and women’s tournaments. Can the American men finally end a decadeslong Grand Slam drought? And could there be an American sweep? Hall of Fame tennis coach Rick Macci previews what it will take.Sept. 10, 2026