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Ted Cruz speaking at the Zionist Organization of America's 2014 gala in New York City. Photo is screenshot from YouTube Wednesday night's gripping tale of a dramatic, sudden repudiation of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by Sheldon Adelson, the major pro-Israel philanthropist and Republican donor, seems a little less consequential in the light of Thursday morning, according to folks who are close with Adelson and his wife, Miriam.
Ezra Klein : "Tonight, Donald J. Trump will accept the Republican Party's nomination for president of the United States. And I am, for the first time since I began covering American politics, genuinely afraid."
The Republican Party platform is now endorsing a policy on international trade that more closely resembles comments made by their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, than what... One by one, the sixteen politicians who made up the most promising Republican presidential field in a generation, bowed out of the race for the White House, bruised and bullied by a brash New York real estate developer with no political experience. While some endorsed Trump as they exited the race, many actively opposed his insurgent White House bid and campaigned against him until the decisive May primary in Indiana.
Furious Republicans are restrained from Ted Cruz while his wife Heidi is escorted off Convention floor after he REFUSES to endorse bitter rival Trump and tells Americans to 'vote your conscience' 'We like Mike!' Pence wins over GOP convention and stokes more anti-Hillary shouts of 'Lock her up!' as 'deeply humbled' Indiana governor formally accepts VP nomination Former NASA space shuttle commander goes rogue and LEAVES OUT endorsement of Trump in her convention speech - despite it being in her prepared remarks Eric Trump's speech is beset by technical problems as the big screens around the arena go blank during heartfelt tribute to his father The moment Ivanka lost her cool: Normally picture-perfect daughter jabs her finger while the entire Trump clan shoot daggers following Ted Cruz's speech 'I really love her!' Ivanka Trump gushes over her bond with Tiffany, but admits she is 'not ... (more)
At Trump's convention, boos for Cruz's non-endorsement Raucous delegates disappointed when GOP runner-up says 'vote your conscience' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/29UZ8ps The Republican National Convention is heading into its third day. USA TODAY's Susan Page gives you 3 things to look forward to in Cleveland.
Delegates on the floor of the convention are reflected in a mirror on the side of a camera stand during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Delegates on the floor of the convention are reflected in a mirror on the side of a camera stand during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Governor Rick Scott , Sen. Marco Rubio, and Attorney General Pam Bondi are all slated to speak, but there are some big names missing. Had anyone else gotten the nomination, it's likely the Bush family would have been in Cleveland but they've chosen to sit it out.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of Florida will begin airing his first Senate campaign television ad, a 30-second spot featuring President Barack Obama . Obama says Murphy is a strong progressive who stands up to the gun lobby and supports social security and protecting women's right to an abortion.
Members of the New York delegation cheer for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the roll call at the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland. Members of the New York delegation cheer for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the roll call at the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland.
Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn. His eldest child, Donald Trump Jr, announced the support of New York, their home state, during a roll-call vote at the Republican National Convention, ensuring Trump had the majority of delegates - 1 237 - needed to contest the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump crossed the threshold of history the way he ran the Republican race: soaked in drama, surrounded by back-stabbing, jeered by well-heeled critics as a no-hope amateur, cheered by a die-hard base, and embraced at the finish line by his family. The billionaire businessman was officially nominated as the Republican party's candidate for president Tuesday in a surreal day befitting one of the most surreal campaigns in modern political history.
A few prominent Republicans will be noticeably absent from the RNC this week, including Marco Rubio, who will be back in Florida campaigning for his Senate reelection instead. Back campaigning in the same state he once lost to Trump, Rubio is expected to concern himself with local problems again, including its toxic algae blooms.
Donald Trump once promised a "showbiz" convention, packed with flash, celebrities and a "winner's night" featuring sports stars and champion coaches. Instead, the Republican National Convention kicking off Monday is shaping up to be a staid family-focused affair, with a lineup that features everyday Americans, successful business people and four of his five children.
None of Arkansas' top Republican leaders supported Donald Trump in the state's March 1 primary, but now that the party's presidential nominating convention is here, they're lining up to back him. Five of the six Republicans in the state's congressional delegation are present.
This week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland will be a watershed moment in the takeover of Republican foreign policy by Donald Trump. We are about to watch a host of senior party leaders water down or whitewash their dismay about their candidate's eccentric views about the United States' role in the world.
The headline speakers over four nights will include no less than a half-dozen members of the Trump clan, as the Republican party hopes to sand off some of the rough edges on its unpopular candidate with the loving touches of family. The sextet's performance starts Monday.
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On the road to Cleveland: It was April 2015 when I hopped onto eastbound Interstate 70, heading to Des Moines, Iowa, to attend my first candidate jamboree of the 2016 presidential election season, so it's only fitting that I'm back on the road to the national conventions. I'll be sending dispatches over the next two weeks from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Massachusetts delegates to the Republican National Convention are navigating choppy political waters as they trek to Cleveland to select Donald Trump as the GOP's presidential nominee.
Susan Pinker is a psychologist and author of The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make us Healthier and Happier. It's notoriously hard to predict the future.