Mar 17 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Paul Ryan won’t be GOP nominee; Putin makes threat on Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan again denied any possibility that he would stand for the Republican presidential nomination at a contested RNC convention, saying those who argue otherwise should “knock it off.” Also, Russian president Vladimir… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Trump dismisses talk of contested convention; Fed maintains interest rates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump warned against trying to deny him the party’s presidential nomination via a brokered RNC convention in July. Also, the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady, saying the U.S. economy… Continue watching
Dec 28 Speculation starting to swirl over a brokered GOP convention By Nancy Benac, Associated Press It's that point in the presidential election cycle when speculation starts swirling that the primaries won't produce a clear winner and one of the parties' big nominating conventions will dissolve in chaos. Continue reading
Aug 31 McCain Suspends Bulk of Day One of Convention By PBS News Hour With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on the Gulf Coast, GOP nominee Sen. John McCain announced late Sunday that he was suspending the bulk of the first day of the Republican National Convention. Continue reading