Jul 18 Meet the man who is pumping air back into the RNC balloon drop By Dan Cooney, Tim McPhillips, Deema Zein Treb Heining, the self-described “balloon guy,” has orchestrated the celebratory balloon drop at every GOP convention since 1988. Continue reading
Jul 15 Live updates: Trump picks Ohio Sen. JD Vance as running mate, former president appears at convention By Associated Press The Republican National Convention kicked off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin amid the tumult that follows a Saturday assassination attempt on Trump as he prepares to become the GOP’s official nominee. Continue reading
Jul 13 Milwaukee’s Democrats conflicted over hosting Trump and Republican National Convention By Scott Bauer, Associated Press It didn't help smooth things over with wary Democrats after Trump used the word "horrible" when talking about Milwaukee just a month before the convention. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 9:07 Police refer felony murder charges in death of Milwaukee man held down by security guards By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Police referred felony murder charges in the case of a Black man who died after being held down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel. Video shows four individuals restraining D’Vontaye Mitchell while he was on the concrete and shouting… Continue watching
Jul 10 Death of Dvontaye Mitchell, Black man held down by Milwaukee hotel guards, draws national outcry By Associated Press The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Dvontaye Mitchell died June 30 after hotel guards held him down following a disturbance; it's not clear why Mitchell was at the hotel or what happened before the confrontation. Continue reading
Jun 18 Trump says he loves Milwaukee after reportedly calling the RNC host city ‘horrible’ last week By Christine Fernando, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup ain talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. Continue reading
Jun 06 After protesters allege free speech violations, Secret Service says security plans for Republican convention not final By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Secret Service says security plans for the RNC are still being determined after protesters said the restrictions will violate free speech. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 11:12 Smarsh and Abernathy on the GOP debate and Trump’s arrest in Georgia By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy and freelance journalist Sarah Smarsh join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the first GOP debate of the election season and the response to Trump's arrest in Georgia. Continue watching
Aug 23 GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the leading alternative to front-runner Trump By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Nearly all of the candidates vying to be the leading alternative to Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party's nominee even if he is convicted in a court of law as they gathered on stage… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:14 What to expect as GOP presidential candidates debate without Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan Republicans are kicking the 2024 election into its next gear with their first presidential debate. But even as the party hosts its most important event yet, its frontrunner, former President Trump, is notably absent. Lisa Desjardins is at the debate… Continue watching