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RNC's final day: Trump blasts Biden from White House stage
Aug 28, 2020 12:15 AM - President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination Thursday. -
Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension
Aug 27, 2020 5:43 AM - Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement Wednesday night but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican convention proceedings that unfolded amid new protests against racial injustice following the latest shooting. -
GOP paints grim picture of a Biden presidency
Aug 24, 2020 11:37 PM - Two of the Republican Party's rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump's leadership on Monday, closing the first day of the GOP's scaled-back convention with a positive message at odds with the dark warnings that dominated much of the night. -
Delegation of two represents Illinois at Republican convention
Aug 24, 2020 4:32 PM - Dozens of Illinois GOP delegates should be in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Republican National Convention this week, but instead only two made the trip because of the pandemic. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett and Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter of Northfield then are expected to go to the White House Thursday for President Trump's final convention speech. -
RNC to focus on 'Great American Story'
Aug 23, 2020 10:55 PM - WASHINGTON -- Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump's presidency beginning today 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 nominee Joe Biden. Trump is looking to shift his campaign away from being a referendum on a presidency ravaged by a pandemic and economic collapse and toward a choice between vastly different visions of America's future. Reshaping the national conversation around the race has taken on greater urgency for Trump, who trails in public and private polls. -
5 things to watch now that the conventions are over
Jul 29, 2016 12:52 PM - With the balloons all popped and the two party conventions over, the hyper-political battle for votes in November will take a break for a while to give Republicans and Democrats a chance to relax. Just kidding. -
The 10 most dramatic moments of the Republican convention
Jul 22, 2016 10:44 AM - The Republican convention wrapped up Thursday night in Cleveland with a lengthy speech from nominee Donald Trump and a requisite balloon drop. But the four-day long conclave also included plenty of drama, chaos and displays of party disunity. Here are the 10 most unforgettable moments of the convention. -
Editorial: GOP convention did little to reassure doubters
Jul 22, 2016 9:36 AM - A Daily Herald editorial says the 2016 Republican convention missed its opportunity this week to reassure mainstream members of the GOP their party still hears them. -
Trump fact check: Do his dire-sounding stats hold up?
Jul 22, 2016 12:54 AM - The dark portrait of America that Donald Trump sketched in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night is a compendium of doomsday stats that fall apart upon close scrutiny. Numbers are taken out of context, data is manipulated, and sometimes the facts are wrong. -
Images: Thursday at the Republican National Convention
Jul 21, 2016 11:27 PM - See moments from Thursday of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Scheduled speakers included Donald J. Trump.
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