RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying the foundation for his own potential White House run in 2024.

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.

Melania Trump praises husband, touches on race, COVID-19, addiction and 'Be Best' in RNC Rose Garden speech

Melania Trump's address to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night will be her first sustained public appearance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.

Mike Pompeo hails Trump's America First policy at RNC

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable last month to all U.S. diplomatic missions warning that, under federal law, diplomats should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign.

RNC takeaways: Trump in spotlight as convention kicks off

President Donald Trump’s Republican Party will try to reintroduce itself to the American electorate this week. It will be no easy task.

President Donald Trump says 2020 Democratic National Convention was 'gloomiest' in history

“Over the last week, the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history,” Trump said in a speech to the GOP-aligned Council for National Policy in Arlington. “They spent four straight days attacking America as racist, a horrible country that must be redeemed. ”

Trump administration formally notifies United Nations of its demand to restore sanctions against Iran

None of the other council members believe the U.S. has the legal right to demand the re-imposition, or “snapback," of sanctions because President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018. As such, the demand is expected to further isolate the U.S. at the U.N. and test the Security Council’s credibility.

Barack Obama, in scathing rebuke of Trump at DNC, warns democracy at stake in 2020 election

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a live address during Wednesday night's Democratic convention and urge voters to back Joe Biden, who spent eight years by his side in the White House.

Trump: US demands restoration of United Nations sanctions against Iran

Trump said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to present the U.S. demand to reimpose the sanctions, accusing Iran of significant non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

DNC Day 2: Biden secures Democratic nomination

Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.

Washington, Pennsylvania lead lawsuits over postal changes

Washington's attorney general says Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Republican donor with with no prior postal management experience, did not follow proper procedures when he made widespread changes to postal service.

Trump hits back at Michelle Obama after searing DNC speech, says he 'would not be here' if not for her husband

President Trump on Tuesday hit back at former first lady Michelle Obama, saying he wouldn’t have been elected “if it weren’t for the job done” by her husband, former President Barack Obama.

President Donald Trump counters Joe Biden with law and order message in Minnesota

Trump spoke on Monday with a tough, law and order message to counterprogram former Vice President Joe Biden's show at the Democrats' national convention.

President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York

The White House did not immediately release details about why Robert Trump had been hospitalized, but officials said that he was seriously ill.