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Normally a presidential nominating convention takes on all the trappings of a coronation, at least until Clint Eastwood shows up to stage a seance with an empty chair. Four years ago, the Republicans were in hot and sticky Tampa to crown Mitt Romney as their standard-bearer, who was easily defeated by President Barack Obama.
Donald Trump has tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, picking a partner who has executive and congressional experience as well as support within the Republican Party's conservative base. Trump makes it official: Mike Pence is his running mate Donald Trump has tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, picking a partner who has executive and congressional experience as well as support within the Republican Party's conservative base.
Republicans in Florida spent weeks trying to convince Marco Rubio to change his mind and run for re-election to the Senate. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that they knew what they were talking about.
Convention organizers on Thursday released a partial list of speakers that shows the two Florida politicians will appear on stage at next week's event in Cleveland. Bondi was the first high-profile Florida politician to back presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump ahead of the March primary.
A man in a full-body mosquito costume trolled Senate Republicans on Wednesday by distributing insect repellent outside of their hearing on the Zika virus. The human-sized mosquito, a reproductive rights advocate with NARAL Pro-Choice America, made an appearance to denounce Republicans' lack of action on the Zika epidemic.
Republican Carlos Beruff is releasing his first attack ad against U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and criticizing him for not supporting presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. The developer will spend $1 million a week for at least two weeks on the ad that will air statewide beginning Wednesday.
Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is expected to make another run for Senate in Indiana, Democratic officials said Monday, a development that would dramatically improve the party's chances to win back the vacant seat, and Senate control along with it. Democrats have been courting Bayh for over a year to run for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Dan Coats, who is retiring.
Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential nominee since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton. In this photo taken April 25, 2015, a group of women hold signs and shout their support as they wait on line to attend a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Republicans are normally hesitant to acknowledge how race can play a role in how an individual experiences life in America. But after two black men were fatally shot by police this week, and after a Thursday night ambush attack claimed the lives of five officers in Dallas , some in the GOP took a markedly different approach when discussing race relations.
MIAMI On Friday, for the first time since the end of their sharp rivalry, Marco Rubio joined Donald Trump on the presidential campaign trail as one of Trump's lunch guests at Miami's Versailles Cuban restaurant. Rubio's attendance, confirmed to the Miami Herald by Trump's campaign and Rubio's Senate re-election campaign, is a significant coup for Trump, whose Miami trip is intended to smooth over relations with local Hispanics deeply dubious of his presumptive Republican nomination.
Following one of the most tense weeks between police and black communities in recent history, several prominent Republicans said most white Americans don't understand the challenges that come with being black in America. While the lawmakers did not go as far to endorse the positions of activists who protest against racism and police brutality, the politicians acknowledged that many black Americans have a different lived experience.
Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care. Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump canceled two scheduled campaign events in Miami Friday out of respect for the fallen officers in Thursday's massacre in Dallas of police officers. Trump also issued a statement in which he called the massacre "an attack on our country" and spoke out on Twitter.
The battle to control the Republican National Convention in Cleveland - and the fate of the party - has reached a turning point. While the "Stop Trump" movement has unleashed a barrage of cross-country phone calls and emails to seek support for its proposals, a group of longtime Republican rule-makers, some working with the Donald Trump campaign, has quickly coalesced to try to block them.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE 's campaign has something to be thankful for in the wake of the FBI's scathing criticism of her personal email setup: She's running against Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE While Clinton dodged criminal charges, FBI Director James Comey criticized her for recklessness and seemingly tore holes in arguments the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made about not sending any classified information over the private email server.
A majority of Senate Republicans will be attending the party's national convention in Cleveland this month, despite the reservations that many of them have about Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE A survey by The Hill found that 32 Senate Republicans plan to attend the convention in Cleveland later this month, while 15 will skip it. Five Republican senators said they had not yet decided, and two did not respond.
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst may just be the belle of the Republican National Convention ball, but it's not likely to be as Donald Trump's running mate. Ernst, who in 2014 wrote her ticket to Washington in part with an ad referencing pig castration, recently told the presumptive Republican candidate she's very focused on Iowa and its role in the upcoming election as a potential swing state.
Algae covered water at Stuart's Central Marine boat docks is thick, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Stuart, Florida. The blue-green algae is the latest contaminant in years long arguments over water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.
Boats docked at Central Marine in Stuart, Fla., are surrounded by blue green algae, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Officials want federal action along the stretch of Florida's Atlantic coast where the governor has declared a state of emergency over algae blooms.