Anti-Trump movement quashed in Cleveland

The anti-Donald Trump movement was dealt a resounding defeat late Thursday night, as any realistic hopes of keeping the New York billionaire from winning the nomination slipped away with a series of votes in the small but powerful Rules Committee. The effort to stop Trump from clinching the nomination on the first ballot next week was centered on the concept of unbinding all the delegates at the convention to back any candidate they wished.

The Latest: Northeastern delegates get the prime RNC seats

The Northeast might not be the most fertile ground for Republican candidates for national office, but New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be front-and-center at next week's Republican National Convention. Delegates from those states will have prime seats to watch billionaire businessman Donald Trump accept the GOP's nomination for president.

A party that doesn’t recognize itself convenes in Cleveland

Thanks to Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention that opens here Monday will be like no other in the modern era - a gathering of a divided and nervous political party preparing to nominate a candidate who stormed through the nominating process after turning his back on a generation or more of conservative orthodoxy. In many ways, what transpires in Cleveland will seem familiar.

US Senators Urge South Korea to Take Trump ‘With Grain of Salt’

U.S. and South Korean army soldiers pose on a floating bridge on the Hantan river during a joint military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2015. Republican John McCain and Democrat Robert Menendez write an editorial reasserting America's support for its Asian allies, in spite of past comments made by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump On the eve of the U.S. Republican convention, two powerful U.S. senators urged South Korea to take any criticisms made by the presumptive party nominee Donald Trump about America's commitment to Asia with "a grain of salt."

The Latest: Clinton says ‘we will not be intimidated’

Hillary Clinton says Americans stand "in strong solidarity with the people of France," after a truck attack in Nice, France, adding, "We will not be intimidated." A truck carrying weapons and hand grenades plowed through a group of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice late Thursday, killing at least 80 people.

Polls: Young voters seek a ‘reset button’ on 2016

Hillary Clinton tops Donald Trump in two new polls of younger voters, but both surveys suggest that many young voters are inclined to choose someone other than the two major party candidates or to stay home entirely on election day. That could be troubling news for Clinton's campaign, despite her overall lead in the group.

Trump’s VP Pick? Anti-Gay Holy Roller

The Indiana governor and culture warrior would balance the ticket with a twice-divorced, proud philanderer at the top-except he legalized discrimination against LGBT people with a law so extreme other GOP states rejected it. In choosing Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has shored up the GOP's religious base.

Tim Kaine Campaigns For Clinton By Playing High-Stakes Game of ‘Would You Rather?’

Everyone is pretty sure Donald Trump is going to select Mike Pence as a running mate and they're pretty sure Hillary Clinton will go with Tim Kaine , too. Ahead of Trump's official announcement, which is slated for tomorrow, Kaine appeared at a campaign event with Clinton today.

Susan Estrich: Ginsburg v. Trump

"I can't imagine what this place would be - I can't imagine what the country would be - with Donald Trump as our president," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in The New York Times this week. Trump responded in his usual unpresidential way, tweeting : "Justice Ginsburg has embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me.

Donald Trump postpones VP announcement, citing France attacks

WASHINGTON >> Donald Trump abruptly postponed plans to announce his vice presidential pick Thursday night following a day of rampant speculation, citing the “horrible attack” in Nice, France, that left scores dead. Trump had planned to hold his first event with his yet-to-be-announced running mate this morning in New York.

On key issues, Trump & Pence often disagree

Gov. Mike Pence dodged a question Monday about whether he would be comfortable disagreeing with Donald Trump on the campaign trail though if his past record is any indication, they'll have plenty to disagree about. ABC News reported Thursday afternoon that Trump had offered, and Pence had accepted, a spot as his running mate to Indiana's governor.

Contenders on standby as Trump nears VP decision

In a summer of political and racial tumult, young Americans are in a dour mood: ... . FILE - In this July 6, 2016 file photo, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks before introducing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Cincinnati.

New York wind farm part of larger offshore energy ambitions

A New York utility plans to construct a wind farm off eastern Long Island that would be the nation's largest offshore wind energy project, three times larger than one due to go online this year off Rhode Island. A New York utility plans to approve a wind farm off eastern Long Island that it says would be the nation's largest offshore wind energy project built to date.

Trump nears VP decision, some signs point to Pence

Donald Trump is on the verge of picking his vice presidential running mate, with top contenders told to expect a decision as early as Thursday afternoon. On Trump's shortlist: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, according to people familiar with the candidate's thinking.

VA advisory group: Critics wrong to ignore ‘MyVA’ reforms

A veterans medical center is seen in San Diego on May 2, 2016. A proposal that a Washington lawmaker made on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, is calling for the nation's veterans hospitals to be transferred from the Department of Veterans Affairs to a charitable nonprofit corporation.