The Republican Party has become a collection of warring tribes united by a desire to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House.
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Clinton chooses Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is expected to introduce him at a rally Saturday.
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Legislator’s Clinton comment denounced in New Hampshire
Republican state Rep. Al Baldasaro said this week that Hillary Clinton should be “put in the firing line and shot for treason” over the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
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Maine delegate praises Trump’s acceptance speech
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester specifically believes the Republican candidate’s law-and-order message will resonate with voters.
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Trump speech fact check: Many of his stats don’t withstand close scrutiny
The Republican nominee also left out positive numbers including rising incomes and low unemployment.
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Last-minute protests fizzle outside Republican convention
Shouting matches and scuffles come to a halt once demonstrators are outnumbered by hundreds of police officers.
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Virginia Sen. Kaine emerges as top contender for Clinton ticket
The announcement of her pick could come as early as Friday afternoon in Florida.
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In hard-edged acceptance speech, Trump says he will face down dangers to America
The Republicans’ presidential nominee offers himself as a law and order candidate and the voice for the ‘forgotten men and women of our country.’
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Maine delegates disappointed that Cruz didn’t endorse Trump
They supported the Texas senator in the primary, yet as one Maine delegate observes, ‘I can tell you there are a lot of disappointed people in there.’
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Cruz refuses to endorse Trump at Republican convention
Ted Cruz, a bitter rival of Donald Trump through this year’s primaries, is booed loudly by delegates as he ends his address after mentioning the nominee just once.