In Vance, Trump finds a kindred spirit on election denial and Jan. 6
In tapping Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, Donald Trump chose someone who has said he would have done what Vice President Mike Pence refused to do —…
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‘Economic nationalism’ at the RNC clashes with Trump’s pitch to donors
MILWAUKEE — Former president Donald Trump is trying to present a more worker-friendly vision of the Republican Party at this week’s convention, but he has continued to make clear in…
Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 Republican National Convention
On the second day of their 2024 convention, Republicans put a spotlight on immigration and crime, often relying on dubious or misleading statistics. Here are 12 claims that caught our…
4 takeaways from Night 2 of the Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE — Welcome to The Campaign Moment. This week, we’ll be with you every night, running through the big moments and trends from the Republican National Convention. (Did a friend…
Ted Cruz pushes the GOP’s immigrant-voting lie deeper into the slime
There is something about Sen. Ted Cruz’s brow, a knitting of his eyebrows, that gives him a default appearance of sheepishness. Or perhaps this is simply projection, an assumption that…
Nikki Haley calls for unity in speech endorsing Trump at RNC convention
MILWAUKEE — In the heat of the 2024 Republican primary, Nikki Haley said Donald Trump was “unhinged.” She said America couldn’t stand “four years of chaos, vendettas and drama.” She…
Investigators raced to crack into phone used by Trump rally gunman
New, faster phone-cracking technology was used to access the phone of the Trump rally gunman, according to people familiar with the investigation who described the ongoing race to find any…
Haley embraces Trump, says ‘unified’ GOP ‘essential’ to ‘saving’ country
MILWAUKEE — Former GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis put their bitter feuds with Donald Trump behind them Tuesday night, taking the stage at the Republican National Convention…
Pentagon confronts Gold Star divide among grieving military families
First Lt. Daniel Weiss was a 25-year-old Army Ranger preparing for his fourth combat deployment to Afghanistan when he died by suicide at his Tacoma, Wash., apartment in 2012. There…
Liars and trolls overwhelm social media after Trump rally shooting
In the chaotic hours after former president Donald Trump was spirited offstage Saturday by Secret Service agents, his face streaked with blood, a doctored photo of the scene began bouncing…