2024 RNC

Former President Donald Trump just walked onto the floor for the final day of the convention.

The big event tonight, of course, is his big speech. (And yes, he's still wearing the ear bandage). The crowd went wild.

I'm on the convention floor tonight asking people who they want to see in a potential Trump Cabinet. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) didn't bite: "I don't do hypotheticals."

Shia Kapos

The best seats in the house tonight — front and center — go to the 14 lawmakers who dissented from the rest of the Florida Legislature to back Trump over DeSantis.

Kimberly Leonard

Donald Trump stopped by a high-end fundraiser hours before he will accept the GOP nomination for president. One guest said as many as 800 people attended the event.

Shia Kapos

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Highlights: JD Vance headlines Day 3 of the RNC

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Culture Club

JD Vance Used to Dress Like Silicon Valley. Now He Dresses Like Trump.

Trump’s new running mate didn’t just adopt MAGA politics, but MAGA style, too.

By Derek Guy

1600 Penn

Opinion | ‘Poor Son of a B---h’: Biden Once Pitied an Older Politician Reluctant to Leave the Stage

As a senator, Biden could see when it was time for an elder to pass the torch.

By Tom Galvin

History Dept.

How the World’s Biggest Basketball Star Helped Richard Nixon Woo Black Voters

At the Republican National Convention in 1968, Richard Nixon and the world’s biggest basketball star launched a bold plan to win over Black voters skeptical of the Democratic Party. But it turned out to be an illusion.

By Shaun Assael

2024 Elections

The Plot to Destroy Biden, According to His Biggest Fans

Some of the president’s biggest supporters on the internet blame the media — and see conspiracies against him.

By Calder McHugh

Column | On Politics

‘Scared to Death’: GOP Security Hawks Slam Vance Selection

By choosing the Ukraine-skeptic Ohio senator, Trump accelerates his party’s rejection of its Reaganite roots.

By Jonathan Martin

2024 Elections

How JD Vance’s Shocking Inexperience Turned Into an Asset

At one time, Vance’s lack of governing experience would have been disqualifying. In 2024, Republicans saw it as a badge of honor.

By Charlie Mahtesian and Calder McHugh

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Q&A

‘The Most Dangerous Threat Environment That I’ve Seen in 40 Years’

A former top Homeland Security Department official discusses the fallout from the Trump assassination attempt.

By Erin Banco

Q&A

‘They Don’t Want to Let It Go’: A Reagan Aide on Biden’s Inner Circle

Ken Khachigian understands why Biden and his closest advisers are trying to hold on to power.

By Charlie Mahtesian

COLUMN | CAPITAL LETTER

The Trump-Vance Ticket is a Repudiation of Free-Market Conservatism

The last time he chose a running mate, Donald Trump tried to reassure people with traditionally conservative economic views. Not this time.

By Victoria Guida

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

Are Republican Voters Ready for the Nerdy Radicalness of JD Vance?

Donald Trump puts the New Right on the ballot.

By Ian Ward

Q&A

JD Vance on Elizabeth Warren, Steve Bannon and What’s Wrong With the GOP

Trump’s VP candidate also explains how he approached the East Palestine train disaster.

By Ian Ward

2024 Elections

55 Things to Know About JD Vance, Trump’s VP Pick

Donald Trump’s pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.

By Ian Ward

Hochul leaves door open for a Biden withdrawal, even as she reiterates her support

By Rich Mendez

Rubio says if Biden exits the race, he should also resign as president

By Kimberly Leonard

European leaders use GOP-friendly language to push U.S. support for NATO

By Miles J. Herszenhorn

Legal

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‘There are no guardrails’: Supreme Court empowers cities to take tougher steps to police homelessness

By Dustin Gardiner

Menendez guilty verdicts give New York prosecutors a win after high-profile setbacks

By Erica Orden

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The Trump assassination attempt rattled the nation. Here’s what we know about the investigation.

By Jared Mitovich

Bob Menendez is guilty. Here’s what happens next.

By Samantha Latson

Congress

4 GOP senators just confronted the Secret Service director in Milwaukee

By Adam Wren, Natalie Allison and Anthony Adragna

Secret Service struggles to quash congressional fury over Trump assassination attempt

By Jordain Carney and Betsy Woodruff Swan

Coons: Too soon to fire Secret Service chief

By Nahal Toosi

A dozen Senate Dems support expelling Menendez

By Ursula Perano, Anthony Adragna and Jordain Carney

White House

5 things to know about Biden’s case of Covid

By Lauren Gardner and Erin Schumaker

Biden tests positive for Covid

By Adam Cancryn

Harris denounces ‘heinous’ assassination attempt in first public remarks on Trump shooting

By Isabella Ramírez

Biden says he’d reevaluate campaign if medical condition emerged

By Adam Cancryn

States

Major NYC hospital warns of safety risks from delayed closure

By Maya Kaufman

First Democratic mayor in California calls for Biden to end campaign, following Schiff

By Dustin Gardiner

Elected official charged with biting NYPD officer

By Jeff Coltin

Millennial politician Michael Tubbs steps up in California

By Christopher Cadelago

Foreign Affairs

New British government to reintroduce tobacco ban, but backs off on disposable vapes

By Rory O’Neill

Keir Starmer’s Brexit reboot

By Jon Stone, Emilio Casalicchio and Laura Kayali

In Europe, Ursula von der Leyen faces make-or-break vote on second term

By Barbara Moens and Eddy Wax

Putin fears crypto mining could cause energy shortages in Russia

By Veronika Melkozerova

Earlier

Trump and Vance are on opposite sides of this Republican primary

By Madison Fernandez

Biden allies retaliated against a Dem who called for him to step aside

By Sarah Ferris, Ally Mutnick and Elena Schneider

Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy bring their feud to the RNC

By Irie Sentner

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2024 Republican National Convention Day 4: Live updates and analysis

Here’s Thursday night’s lineup of RNC speakers

By Jared Mitovich

JD Vance uses ‘Pulp Fiction’ to explain his faith

By Megan Messerly

Welcome to the final day of the RNC

By Brittany Gibson

Me and JD Vance are just the same, says Britain’s left-wing foreign secretary

By Andrew McDonald

Trump brags about ending Roe. No one’s talking about it in Milwaukee.

By Megan Messerly

The message of RNC Night 3: America is lost, and only Trump can save her

By Myah Ward

JD Vance: The GOP’s vice presidential nominee and MAGA heir apparent

By Kimberly Leonard

What our reporters thought of JD Vance’s first speech as VP nominee

By Meridith McGraw, Myah Ward and Kimberly Leonard

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