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Tuesday Preview: Republican Delegates to Formally Nominate Donald Trump
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Rocky day on convention floor underscores unsettled GOP mood
The sleek silver stage dominating the Quicken Loans Arena was empty for several minutes Monday afternoon during a confused scene: Delegates chanted "shame," yelled for a roll call vote, and pointed at a microphone that had been turned off. One yanked off his credentials and threw them to the floor.
EMCs bring issue of line worker safety to General Assembly
The 41 Electric Membership Corporations in Georgia - including Southern Rivers Energy - recently brought the issue of line worker safety before the 2016 Georgia General Assembly.
Viewer Guide: Trump hopes for a smoother convention 2nd day
The Republican National Convention started off with a bang - or a debacle, according to your point of view. Donald Trump must hope that Day 2 hews a little closer to the script.
The Latest: 2 Melania Trump passages mirror Michelle Obama
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort walks off the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena after talking to reporters, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland. . Workers place a sign as they prepare at Quicken Loans Arena for the Republican National Convention, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland.
Fiery Giuliani touts Trump
Giuliani resigned as a New York delegate pledged to Ohio Gov. John Kasich to the Republican National Convention before a prime time speech, according to a New York Republican Party official. Fiery Giuliani touts Trump Giuliani resigned as a New York delegate pledged to Ohio Gov. John Kasich to the Republican National Convention before a prime time speech, according to a New York Republican Party official.
Melania Trump In Spotlight On First Night Of Republican Convention
The first night of the Republican National Convention is focused on national security, with presumptive nominee Donald Trump designating the theme as "Make America Safe Again." The highlight of the evening will be when Trump's wife, Melania, speaks, with her husband slated to introduce her in his first public appearance in Cleveland.
‘Stop Trump’ effort blocked on GOP convention floor
Jul. 18, 2016 - 6:20 - Rep. Tom Marino, (R-PA), on Republican Party unity, Donald Trump's choice of Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate and supporting law enforcement in America.
In 1999, Mike Pence wrote an anti-‘Mulan’ op-ed
Now that Mike Pence is the official choice to join Donald Trump on the Republican ticket, his background is being thoroughly examined. One story BuzzFeed uncovered is an op-ed from Pence's old radio show calling the 1998 Disney film "Mulan" liberal propaganda.
The CutMike Pence Has Some Strong Feelings About MulanHe called the…
Donald Trumps running mate called the Disney movie liberal propaganda and added moral of story: women in military, bad idea. Indiana governor Mike Pence is now presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate.
Poll: US-Mexico border residents feel ignored, oppose wall
Residents along the U.S.-Mexico border are feeling ignored in the midst of a U.S. presidential election in which immigration, border security and a proposed wall are being hotly debated, a poll released Monday suggests. A Cronkite News-Univision News-Dallas Morning News border poll found a majority of urban residents surveyed on both sides of the border are against the building of a wall between the two countries and believe the campaign's tone is damaging relations.
The Latest: Action, mischief are players at GOP confab
There is no shortage of action inside the convention hall as anti-Trump delegates work to cause mischief behind the scenes. A steady stream of speakers has already been featured at the podium.
The Latest: Manafort: Bushes are ‘part of the past’ of GOP
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort walks off the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena after talking to reporters, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland. . Workers place a sign as they prepare at Quicken Loans Arena for the Republican National Convention, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland.
Stephen Colbert crashed the RNC stage to insult Trump, then got kicked off
Stephen Colbert unofficially kicked off the Republican National Convention before it was supposed to start, and he insulted presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, while he was at it. The "Late Show" host took the stage at the RNC in Cleveland, Ohio, dressed as his "Hunger Games" alter-ego on Sunday.
Police tighten security after 3 officers killed in Baton Rouge
Officers Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald and Brad Garafola were killed Sunday after being ambushed and shot by a lone gunman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Their deaths have kept the spotlight on a region where the July 5 shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police began what has been two weeks of national turmoil.
What you need to know for Monday, July 18
Florida Gov. Rick Scott at a June campaign rally for Donald Trump in downtown Tampa. Scott is scheduled to speak Thursday during primetime at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Donald Trump’s terrible character
In tapping Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump moved to persuade America that the White House would be in steady hands with his election. Now, Trump will no doubt use the Republican Convention, which starts Monday, to reinforce that message while lacquering his policy prescriptions with a gloss of mainstream rationality.
Pence Brings Conservative Bona Fides to Trump Ticket
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence made his introduction to many Americans this weekend as Donald Trump's running mate, but he previously gained renown as a social and fiscal conservative whose policy positions have at times drawn him into national debates. The 57-year-old Republican, formally named Mr. Trump's pick for vice-presidential candidate on Saturday, served 12 years in Congress before becoming Indiana's governor in 2013.
blue green algae
The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida's St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions made over the past 140 years. Chasing dollars, Florida land developers and their government allies broke up nature's flow that used rivers, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to move water south from central Florida to the Florida Bay at the peninsula's tip.