Aug 23 Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump’s presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the White House while drawing a stark contrast with Democratic presidential… Continue reading
Aug 22 AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn’t say, and what Trump did By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Joe Biden and fellow Democrats spun an assortment of facts to their benefit in their national convention. Meanwhile President Donald Trump flooded the zone with falsehoods, some so apparent that anyone with access to the internet could see the folly… Continue reading
Jul 12 It’s Trump’s call on what the GOP convention will look like By Zeke Miller, Associated Press After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a sharp recession, Trump aides and allies are increasingly questioning whether it’s worth the trouble, and some are advocating that the convention be scrapped altogether. Conventions are meant to lay out a… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:43 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what’s different about 2020 fundraising NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including recent poll and fundraising numbers for the remaining 2020 Democrats, whether former Rep. Joe Walsh can mount a serious… Continue watching
Aug 25 RNC votes to condemn white supremacists By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press While the vote was unanimous, some members had grumbled the resolution was unnecessary and reflected unnecessary defensiveness. Continue reading
Jun 29 President Trump trashes media, cheers GOP wins at $10 million fundraiser By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from President Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections. Continue reading
Jun 08 RNC says Trump firing Comey was the ‘right thing to do’ By Associated Press The Republican National Committee says President Donald Trump knew that firing FBI Director James Comey would be "detrimental to his presidency" but believed it was the right thing to do for the country. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch What Bannon and Priebus mean for the Trump administration By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has announced two key White House positions: RNC chairman Reince Priebus as chief of staff and the controversial appointment of Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, as chief strategist and senior counselor. Joshua Green of Bloomberg… Continue watching
Oct 14 Pence says campaign is preparing ‘evidence’ of Trump’s innocence By Steve Peoples and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump insists he never even met some of the women now accusing him of sexual assault, and his running mate said Friday the campaign is working on producing evidence the claims are false. Continue reading
Aug 11 Republicans urge RNC to stop helping Trump By Associated Press Frustrated Republicans drafted a letter, warning that Trump's "divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide."… Continue reading