Trump takes time from victory lap to swat at Ted Cruz

Vice presidential running mate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., right, looks on as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an goodbye reception with friends and family following the Republican National Convention, Fr... . Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., addresses the delegates during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Nevada Democrats have mixed reactions as Clinton picks Kaine

In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate less In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.

The 2016 Democratic Convention by the Numbers

The Democratic National Convention kicks off its four-day meeting on Monday, July 25, just a few days after the dust settled on the Republicans' respective gathering . Democrats will rally the faithful in Philadelphia, finalizing their presidential nominee as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and marking the first time a woman will sit at the top of the ticket for a major political party.

Trump, now GOP nominee, returns to fighting former foe Cruz

A day after accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump pivoted back to the GOP primaries on Friday, choosing to re-litigate a pair of monthsold battles with rival Ted Cruz. In what should have been a feel-good victory lap the morning after his thundering acceptance speech, Trump instead defended his decision to retweet an unflattering photo of Cruz's wife, Heidi, and returned to wondering about possible links between Cruz's father and President John F. Kennedy's assassin.

Trump’s convention was an odd attempt to attract moderate voters, analysts say

In the end, Donald Trump's four-day coronation was eerily similar to his GOP primary campaign: an unscripted, backhanded slap at political orthodoxy. The Republican National Convention featured nasty spats, an unexpected scandal and a polarizing nominee who some Americans see as a strongman for increasingly nasty times and others view as perhaps the biggest threat facing the country.

Trump, Pence to stop in Winston-Salem Monday; McCrory to tag along

Fresh off his Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump will appear in Winston-Salem next week with Gov. Pat McCrory, Sen. Richard Burr, Rep. Virginia Foxx and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Trump and his Republican cohorts will be in the Lawrence Joe Coliseum annex on Monday at 8 p.m., according to state GOP officials.

Political Happy Hour: July 22, 2016

Here's your six-pack of ice-cold, condensation-covered Samuel Adams Summer Ale, from Joshua Miller of the Boston Globe happy to be home in Massachusetts after a long week covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. GRIM DISPATCH FROM EUROPE - "BERLIN - Munich police are using the term 'suspected terrorism' in connection with the shooting at a city mall."

Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week. The July 18-22 national online poll found that 41 percent of likely voters supported Clinton, while 38 percent supported Trump.

‘I certainly think it’s alright’: Republicans react to Peter…

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel got a roaring response from the Republican National Convention crowd when he declared that he was "proud to be gay" and "proud to be a Republican" during his big speech on Thursday night. Republicans at the event told Business Insider that it was generally "good" to have someone represent the LGBT community on the stage - the first to do so in 16 years - but that it wasn't the major point of Thiel's speech.

Ohio Republicans head home with mixed feelings about Trump

Ohio Republicans left the Cleveland convention Friday with mixed feelings about their party's presidential nominee, while saying they will choose him over his Democratic foe. The state delegation received a lot of attention this week because home-state Gov. John Kasich, who won Ohio's GOP presidential primary, refused to endorse Donald Trump and steered clear of the Trump-led convention.

Bernie Sanders: Most Retweeted Response To Donald Trump’s RNC Speech

If you were on Twitter last night, you saw a tidal wave of responses being sent over the Intertubes as Donald Trump laid out his shrieking and narcissistic vision of America to the viewers for about seventy five minutes. The top tweet of the "Eve of The Apocalypse" speech came from Senator Bernie Sanders , who like all of us, had the same visceral reaction to it.

In first day as nominee, Trump focuses fire on Cruz, not Clinton

Donald Trump on Friday spent his first news conference as the Republican presidential nominee re-litigating his primary fight with Sen. Ted Cruz , whose bitter refusal to endorse the celebrity mogul this week cast doubts on the party's attempts to unify before the general election. It was a swift return to form for the real estate mogul, who delivered a lengthy and disciplined speech from prepared remarks Thursday night when he accepted the GOP nomination at the party's national convention.

Elizabeth Warren: ‘the nastiest, most divisive convention in half a century’

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Sign if you agree: Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should the Senate.

Can YOU spot the laughing pea? Foodie image crammed with green…

'Believe me!' Trump vows to fix America's crime, immigration, trade, manufacturing industry and place in the world in epic acceptance speech 'My father will fight to win working mothers equal pay': Radiant Ivanka plays the women's card as she reveals a rare nugget of actual policy Estate of George Harrison slams the GOP after Ivanka Trump comes on stage at convention to the tune of Here Comes the Sun 'Who cares what bathrooms people use?' Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel gets a standing ovation as he tells the RNC he's proud to be gay AND a Republican while endorsing Donald Trump I'm with you...as long as you're not black, gay, Muslim, Latino or a woman: Hillary and Bernie team up to troll Trump on Twitter during Republican's convention speech Trump is praised for becoming first GOP nominee to mention LGBT community and promising to protect them in his convention speech Like father, ... (more)