The Republican Party is gearing up to hash out its official platform ahead of its national convention later this month, with highly unusual plans to shift negotiations behind closed doors firmly in place just as Donald Trump’s campaign advisers push to significantly simplify this year’s document. The party’s platform committee is set for three days […]
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has opened a convention after a strong performance in the recent European election, as opponents held large-scale protests and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9% of the vote to finish second in the European Parliament election on June […]
BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany opened a convention Saturday after a strong performance in the recent European election, as opponents held large-scale protests and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9% of the vote to finish second in the European Parliament election […]
Douglas Marconi, Sr. NAIHC Executive Director (Photo/NAIHC) More than 650 people from throughout the United States have registered to attend the 50th Annual Convention and Tradeshow, hosted by the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC), at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Fla. this week. The convention’s theme is “50 Years of Building Futures.” […]
During the three-day event at which Donald Trump will officially be nominated for president by a party that has consistently opposed implementing gun safety measures, firearms will not be allowed near the convention area in downtown Milwaukee. Open and concealed carry will be permitted up to within a few blocks of the event space, per […]
Jun. 21—BELLEVUE — The state Democratic Party convention that kicked off Friday night drew more than a hundred people from across Washington who sipped cocktails as they listened to politicians give speeches on the fourth floor of a convention center. Organizers of the three-day event at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue appeared to have designed […]
COVENTRY — A G.H. Robertson student who participated in the Connecticut Invention Convention has advanced to the U.S. Nationals. G. H. Robertson School fourth and fifth graders prepared for the Connecticut Invention Convention competition this year with the help of the Challenge and Enrichment teacher, Stacey Fortin. Their task was to use the engineering design […]
Teamsters union General President Sean O’Brien will be a guest at the Republican National Convention next month, with a speaking role that sharply contrasts with other labor leaders’ embrace of President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump announced the appearance by O’Brien, whose union hasn’t made an endorsement yet, on his social media platform. “Our […]
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly in crucial Midwestern swing states like […]
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign moved this week to quash a potential disturbance at next month’s GOP convention in Milwaukee by seeking to replace six delegates to the convention who they thought were potentially going to initiate “unnecessary distractions” on the floor. John Findlay, the Trump campaign’s convention delegate selection director, placed phone calls to six […]
The Democratic National Convention will open its doors to social media content creators this summer, announcing in a news release on Friday that the media credential request process will be available to such influencers for the first time. In an effort to connect with younger audiences, the convention will grant credentialed creators full access, including […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — People will be allowed to carry guns within blocks of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month and protesters will be given two stages, one within sight of the convention arena, under a security plan local and federal law enforcement authorities released Friday. The plan comes in the wake of a […]