Jul 22 White supremacist David Duke runs for U.S. Senate, says ‘My time has come’ By Associated Press Duke said Friday he has espoused principles for years that are similar to the themes Republicans are embracing now in the candidacy of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, on issues such as immigration and trade. Continue reading
Jul 21 AP Fact Check: Donald Trump’s RNC acceptance speech By Associated Press Here's a look at some of the Republican presidential candidate's claims and how they compare with the facts. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 6:36 The nomination night message Trump is aiming to hit home By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill speak with New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report about the Republican ticket, Donald Trump’s convention speech challenge and how running mate Mike Pence’s… Continue watching
Jul 20 Crowd boos Ted Cruz after he stops short of Trump endorsement By Daniel Bush Cruz, who finished second to Trump in the Republican primaries, opened his speech by congratulating Trump on formally clinching the party’s presidential nomination on Tuesday night. But Cruz left it at that, without explicitly saying that he supports Trump, and… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 8:43 Can the GOP reconcile its deep divisions at the convention? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 3:58 Why Republicans are struggling in the battle for millennial voters By PBS News Hour Both Republicans and Democrats are vying for the increasingly important demographic of young voters. Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on why the GOP has had a difficult time recruiting millennials. Continue watching
Jul 18 Convention Live Blog By News Desk We'll be covering both party conventions gavel to gavel for the next two weeks. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 7:47 Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey? By PBS News Hour Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to the streets last night to fight back against the fourth military coup in the country since 1960, and they won. Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman and David Phillips, who… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 4:31 Cleveland holds its breath as protesters, cops and Republicans descend By PBS News Hour Cleveland residents are holding their breath as normal city life is about to become anything but. The Republican convention is about to start and getting anywhere downtown is going to be a nightmare. Local police, backed by 3000 Homeland Security… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 2:25 U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on racism and the Capitol police By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Sen. Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, gave a powerful — and revealing — speech Wednesday on how even in the Capitol, relations between African-Americans and cops are strained. He… Continue watching