Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump introduces his wife Melania on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Delegates will vote tonight to officially nominate Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s nominee for president. Here’s everything you need to know: What Are the Basics? The afternoon session…
Melania Trump’s speech during the first night of the Republican National Convention has many doing a double-take.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster says he will be giving one of two speeches nominating Donald Trump as the party’s presidential pick at the Republican National Convention. McMaster confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that he would make his nominating speech on Tuesday. He was the first statewide elected politician in the country to…
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s selfie with Capitol Hill interns is prompting a backlash on social media and raising questions about diversity on Capitol Hill. I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie. A photo posted by Speaker Paul Ryan (@speakerryan) on Jul 16, 2016 at 11:12am PDT The photo was…
Today marks the official start of the Republican National Convention, but there’s already action brewing in Cleveland. Here are some key story lines to keep an eye on as the convention starts. Security Concerns in Cleveland Alex Brandon/AP Photo Cleveland Police Chief Calvin D. Williams speaks to the media after over 300 officers from other jurisdictions were sworn in, as…
UNDATED (AP) _ Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans tomorrow to announce who his running mate will be. His campaign has been meeting with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Today, the Trump campaign and Republican party leaders meet to work out the rules for next week’s GOP national…
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CQ-Roll Call,Inc./Getty Images A House Republican from Texas today accused President Obama of stoking anger against law enforcement officials, speaking in the wake of the Dallas shooting that killed five law enforcement officers. “The spread of misinformation and constant instigation by prominent leaders, including our president, have contributed to the modern-day hostility we are witnessing between the police and those…
Crews searching the beach near Pawleys Island on Monday to try and find a missing teen who was last seen in the ocean. (Sydney Glenn/WPDE) The search for the missing teen swimmer who was last seen in the ocean near Pawleys Island Sunday night has been called off. Midway Fire Rescue officials said at around 5:45 p.m. on Monday that…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Eight years after Hillary Clinton helped unite Democrats behind Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, he’s returning the favor. Obama and Clinton will make their first joint appearance of the 2016 campaign Tuesday in North Carolina, a state Democrats are eager to pull back into their win column in November. The two will be in Charlotte, North Carolina. The…
