Jul 18 Trump’s convention downplays Jan. 6 and election fraud lies in departure from campaign rhetoric By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Peter Navarro's defiant speech was a remind of how much the day and Trump's campaign to overturn his 2020 loss animates the party even if it's otherwise rarely mentioned onstage. Continue reading
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 17 WATCH: Usha Chilukuri Vance speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Usha Vance laid out the stark differences between how she and her husband grew up. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Where RNC delegates stand on immigration By Dan Cooney, Tim McPhillips, Erica R. Hendry Immigration is among the top issues for voters this election; it was the No. 2 issue for Republicans in a June poll from PBS News/NPR/Marist, second to inflation. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Abbott criticized the Biden administration for objecting to his administration’s effort to secure more of its section of the border, “to take back our land and wire it shut.”… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Kellyanne Conway speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Laura Santhanam Former White House official and 2016 Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Rep. Nancy Mace speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Mace worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign and won South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2020. But after she criticized Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the former president supported a Republican who primaried her in… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: ‘They will come for you,’ says Peter Navarro after serving prison sentence By Laura Santhanam Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro spoke to the Republican National Convention the day he was released from prison after serving four-months for failing to cooperate with Congressional Jan. 6 Committee… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, ‘God was with me’ during assassination attempt By Lisa Desjardins, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Erica R. Hendry In a video of a private event with supporters given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 8:23 JD Vance’s political views and how they have shifted in recent years By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane, Emily Carpeaux, Denis Levkovich Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is a one-time critic of former President Trump who has turned into a fierce defender. Geoff Bennett discussed Vance's views and how they've shifted with David Weigel, a national political reporter for Semafor who’s… Continue watching