'It's going to be positive:' RNC watch party held in Waukesha

Supporters of President Trump gathered in Waukesha on Thursday night for a Republican National Convention watch party.

Protesters gather outside White House to disrupt President Trump’s RNC acceptance speech

Anti-Trump activists are organizing protests and a concert to make noise in downtown Washington, D.C., with the intention of disrupting the president’s planned outdoor acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.

Watchdog groups say convention appearances broke Hatch Act

Two White House officials violated the Hatch Act by participating in choreographed events aired during the Republican National Convention, according to two separate ethics complaints filed by government watchdog groups.

Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality

Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention. The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.

Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plans a Thursday speech condemning President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and she'll give it just hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.

Joe Biden says President Trump sees Wisconsin unrest 'as a political benefit'

Joe Biden's running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, called Jacob Blake’s killing “sickening to watch” and “all too familiar” as she began a major speech Thursday billed as a criticism of Trump’s failure of leadership on the coronavirus.

Pence blurs details about killing of Oakland federal officer by alleged right-wing extremist

What Vice President Mike Pence didn't say was that Dave Underwood was not killed by protesters, but allegedly by an Air Force sergeant with links to a militant right-wing movement.

VP Pence's chief of staff says NBA protests over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'

His comments came the day after the NBA postponed three scheduled playoff games, with the Milwaukee Bucks kicking off the boycott by refusing to leave their locker room for the game against the Orlando Magic. The players are demanding that lawmakers act to address police brutality and racial injustice.

GOP Convention takeaways: Vice President Mike Pence pounces while crises swirl

The attack role often assigned to vice presidential candidates is an ill-fitting suit for the typically genial Vice President Mike Pence, but on Wednesday he took it on, with relish.

RNC Day 2: Trump family, a pardon and a naturalization ceremony featured at convention

First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.

Takeaways from 2nd night of GOP convention: Promoting power, positivity

The second day of the Republican National Convention started with a decidedly different, more positive tone, with an emphasis on Americans who say have they benefited from President Donald Trump’s policies.

President Trump's children, Melania Trump spoke on second night of RNC
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First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America?s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.

US election officials seek to recruit young poll workers amid shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has designated Sept. 1 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day with the hopes of inspiring younger Americans to become election workers amid a shortage of polling staff due to the coronavirus pandemic.