In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out...
View ArticleBiden decision on future expected in coming days, and Harris is considered...
Well-connected Democratic Party insiders say they expect President Biden to make a major announcement about his future soon after the Republican National Convention concludes in Milwaukee and that...
View ArticleTester becomes second Senate Democrat to call for Biden to step aside
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is locked in a tight reelection bid, on Thursday became the second Senate Democrat to call for President Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. “Montanans have...
View ArticleTrump not expected to name Biden in RNC speech
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump is not expected to refer to President Biden by name in his remarks to close out the convention, a campaign official confirmed. An official said Trump was personally...
View ArticleTrump to describe assassination attempt in RNC remarks
The former president during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention will describe the shooting last Saturday at a campaign rally. "As you already know, the assassin’s bullet...
View ArticleMelania Trump arrives at RNC for first time
Melania Trump made her only public appearance of the Republican National Convention (RNC), waving and smiling as she entered solo during its final night. The former first lady was seen sporting a red...
View ArticleTrump closes out RNC with charged speech after assassination attempt
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump on Thursday closed out an emotionally charged Republican National Convention with an appeal for the country to heal “discord and division” days after he was injured...
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5 memorable moments from Trump's RNC speech
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump on Thursday formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a lengthy speech that was part emotional recounting of a near-death experience and...
View ArticleBiden 'more determined than ever' to beat Trump after RNC speech, campaign says
The Biden campaign on Thursday ripped former President Trump's convention speech as a rambling attempt to mask his "extreme vision" for a second term, while touting President Biden's intention to stay...
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Here are the RNC moments that had people talking
Dancing, pomp and celebration and a star-studded line up of speakers headlined an eventful four days that culminated in former President Trump formally accepting the GOP’s nomination for president....
View ArticleTrump comes out fighting after rally shooting: 5 takeaways from RNC's last night
Former President Trump turned the 2024 Republican National Convention into a campaign rally in his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt, claiming God was on his side during the...
View ArticleCalifornia plants new flag on transgender student protections
California has thrown down a new gauntlet in the fight over transgender students. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) this week signed a law saying teachers could not be required to tell parents about a student’s...
View ArticleFacing Vance, Dems hone in on abortion
Democrats are sharpening their attacks against former President Trump's vice-presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), calling him an anti-abortion extremist and a Trump clone who will pursue a...
View ArticleGOP efforts to reach Black voters through RNC a 'miscalculation'
Republican efforts to win over Black voters during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee may have fallen short as GOP members failed to showcase party diversity and fell back on...
View ArticleClip of Ole Miss student making racist gestures at Black woman played at RNC...
(The Hill) -- A video played at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Wednesday evening included a clip from earlier this year of a white fraternity member making monkey gestures at a Black...
View ArticleBiden campaign reiterates president will be nominee in post-RNC memo
(The Hill) -- The Biden campaign reiterated in a new memo following the Republican National Convention that the president will be the Democratic nominee, even as the party remains embroiled in...
View ArticleAllen Weisselberg, ex-Trump Organization CFO, released from Rikers
The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization was released from Rikers Island on Friday, according to New York City corrections records. Allen Weisselberg, Trump's longtime financial...
View ArticleRaskin and Comer urge Secret Service director appearance in rare joint statement
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) issued a rare joint statement Friday urging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to...
View ArticleRepublicans grow bullish on flipping Virginia
Republicans are increasingly looking to Virginia as a state that is in play ahead of November, signaling yet another potential shift in the electoral map toward former President Trump. A number of...
View ArticleBiden heads into weekend badly bruised but still fighting
The president had a brutal week, but he is heading into the weekend still atop the Democratic ticket, with his campaign beating back a barrage of private and public pleas for his exit. The...
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