United against Clinton, GOP seeks to rebrand Trump

Nomination in hand, Donald Trump's campaign charged ahead Wednesday with a convention-week mission to redefine the party's celebrity leader as a serious-minded family man. It's a project proving harder than uniting skeptical Republicans behind their distaste for another brand they know well: The Clintons.

Trump, Clinton Told Can’t Win White House Without Black Vote

Civil rights activists frustrated by police slayings of blacks across the nation are looking to flex their voting power to push for reforms. The continued alarm over how police treat black men has been a major focus of the five-day NAACP national convention that was wrapping up Wednesday for thousands of participants in Cincinnati.

And then there were two? Hillary Clinton appears to have narrowed down choices for running mate

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senator Timothy Kaine of Virginia have emerged as the leading candidates among a longer list of finalists Hillary Clinton is considering to be her vice-presidential running mate, according to interviews with multiple Democrats with knowledge of her deliberations. Although her list is not limited to those two, Clinton has spoken highly of both in recent days to friends and advisers as she closes in on an announcement that could come as soon as Friday.

SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che Take Weekend Update to the Conventions

"The world is burning down and we also gotta deal with this?" Che told Adweek in an interview this morning in Cleveland, at the site of the Republican National Convention. "There's so many issues now that are very controversial, very high-stakes comedy that could be a lot more interesting than Donald Trump's hair or Hillary Clinton being stiff."

The Latest: Manafort: Look for a compassionate, human …Jul 20, 2016,

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures and makes a 'W' for Wisconsin, after speaking during the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland. The Associated Press Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures and makes a 'W' for Wisconsin, after speaking during the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland.

The Latest: Manafort: Look for a compassionate, human Trump

Donald Trump's campaign chairman says one purpose of the Republican National Convention is to redefine the GOP presidential nominee. Paul Manafort said on ABC Wednesday that, "we feel that the American people don't know all of Donald Trump."

Outnumbered and outmuscled, Dump-Trumpers thumped by GOP

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.

In bumpy coronation, Trump takes the crown

The art of the coronation has taken something of a beating at the Republican National Convention. Nevertheless, Donald Trump now has the crown - and a final chance to summon unity from the party's restive ranks in the ritual's closing days.

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: Prison for Clinton is ‘jumping the shark’

At least one Republican senator thinks the calls for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned are going one step too far. As speakers and delegates at the Republican National Convention lifted their voices with chants of "lock her up" on Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted that Republicans are "jumping the shark."

Brzezinski Dismantles Trump’s ‘Harsh’ Chairman…

The Trump camp might want to send a few staffers to the set of Morning Joe to pick up whatever pieces of Paul Manafort is left after getting destroyed by Mika Brzezinski this morning. Manafort, the chief for the Donald J. Trump campaign, firmly put his foot in his mouth yesterday when he suggested that the accusations of plagiarism against Melania Trump were planted by - get this - Hillary Clinton .

The GOP Convention, Night Two – Three big hits and a bad miss

Night Two of the GOP convention featured strong speeches throughout much of the evening, but ended off-key. Two of the best speeches came in the 9:00 hour, before the three major networks were covering the event, but while, I assume, many viewers were tuned in on cable channels.

Heidi Klum showcases her sun-kissed physique in a flimsy camisole…

'I love him with all my heart': Recent graduate Tiffany Trump, 22, pays tribute to her doting dad in heartfelt speech about The Donald's softer side to The Republican National Convention Like father, like son: Donald Trump Junior impresses the GOP convention with an electrifying rallying cry for his father who won't 'delete our problems' Donald Trump Jr. says Michelle Obama does NOT deserve an apology following claims his stepmother Melania copied parts of first lady's 2008 DNC speech She's one-degree of separation from a devil-lover! Ben Carson warns voters against Hillary because her 'hero' Saul Alinsky 'acknowledges Lucifer' 'I'm worried I will be the last GOP president': George W Bush's doomsday warning about the future to secret party meeting 'The Obama years are almost over.

My, how you’ve changed! Retired Wiggles stars Jeff Fatt, 62, and…

'I love him with all my heart': Recent graduate Tiffany Trump, 22, pays tribute to her doting dad in heartfelt speech about The Donald's softer side to The Republican National Convention Like father, like son: Donald Trump Junior impresses the GOP convention with an electrifying rallying cry for his father who won't 'delete our problems' Donald Trump Jr. says Michelle Obama does NOT deserve an apology following claims his stepmother Melania copied parts of first lady's 2008 DNC speech She's one-degree of separation from a devil-lover! Ben Carson warns voters against Hillary because her 'hero' Saul Alinsky 'acknowledges Lucifer' 'I'm worried I will be the last GOP president': George W Bush's doomsday warning about the future to secret party meeting 'The Obama years are almost over.