Convention Erupts Against Cruz

CLEVELAND — The Republican National Convention careened off the rails here on Wednesday night as Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump from the stage and was met with deafening boos.

It was an extraordinary scene of disunity, the like of which has not been seen at a party convention in a generation.

CLEVELAND — Before it began, Republicans said the four-day convention at the Quicken Loans Arena needed to be a home run for Donald Trump. So far, it is falling well short of the goal.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence forcefully made the case for a Donald Trump presidency in a highly anticipated speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night that was overshadowed by a surreal incident involving Ted Cruz.

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump Jr. is sparking chatter here about his own political future after his time in the spotlight at the Republican National Convention.

CLEVELAND — The scene is a far cry from the fears of unrest leading up to the event.

CLEVELAND — Republicans in Cleveland may be divided, but convention-goers can seemingly agree on one thing: locking up Hillary Clinton.

The woman who wrote Melania Trump’s convention speech took responsibility on Wednesday for copying portions of a 2008 convention speech delivered by first lady Michelle Obama.

Two prominent groups that back Republican candidates are scrapping millions of dollars in advertisements aimed at bolstering vulnerable Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in the fall, as polls show him trailing former Sen. Russ Feingold (D).

Rep. Mark Takai (D-Hawaii) has died at age 49. Takai was diagnosed in October with pancreatic cancer.

After three days of tumult and controversy, the success — or not — of the week now depends more heavily than it should on his performance. Maybe this was always part of his plan.

Reiterating a hard-line nationalist approach, Mr. Trump raised new questions about his commitment to automatically defend NATO allies.

The businessman’s ‘terrible, horrible’ stretch of personal and financial troubles more than two decades ago helped forge the traits that propelled him to the Republican nomination.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her party entered July with nearly $11 million more on hand than her Republican counterpart’s operations, a strong showing of fundraising as both campaigns dive into the general election.

Rep. Lee Zeldin doesn’t agree with colleagues who warn that the Republican National Convention is far too risky a place to be for a member of Congress facing a tough re-election battle.