CLEVELAND: The current on the Republican National Convention (all times EDT):
7:40 p.m.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has actually gaveled in the third day of the GOP convention.
The focal point of Wednesday’s session is a speech from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Trump’s operating mate.
Pence is largely unknown to most Americans. His address is a big opportunity for him or her to introduce themselves and reassure anxious Republicans concerning Trump’s candidacy.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz additionally is among the scheduled speakers. He’s a conservative preferred that came in second in the delegate race behind Trump.
The big question is whether Cruz will certainly endorse Trump after criticizing him or her harshly in the primary campaign.
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6:35 p.m.
A call for Republican Celebration unity after a bruising fight for the presidential nomination.
It’s the message Mike Pence plans to convey to GOP delegates once gives his vice presidential acceptance speech at the party’s convention Wednesday night.
Also look for the Indiana governor to urge rank-and-file Republicans that might be uneasy concerning Donald Trump to no longer be reluctant supporters.
Campaign officials are previewing Pence’s speech. They’re speaking on condition of anonymity due to the fact that they’re not authorized to discuss Pence’s remarks prior to he speaks.
Pence plans to make the case that he’s ready to govern. He’s expected to point to Indiana’s economic growth and to policy accomplishments under his watch — signs of experience and accomplishments. That could recommendations a GOP ticket led by a political neophyte.
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6:30 p.m.
Mike Pence is getting the opportunity to introduce themselves to the country. He’s Indiana’s governor and a former congressman, and now he’s Donald Trump’s operating mate on the GOP ticket.
And he’s set to offer his acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.
Pence is regarded as soft-spoken, and he’s a religious conservative from the Midwest. Campaign officials say he’ll try to explain why he’s signed on to a partnership along with Trump, a brash celebrity businessman.
Campaign officials are previewing Pence’s speech. They’re speaking on condition of anonymity due to the fact that they’re not authorized to discuss Pence’s remarks prior to he speaks.
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A call for Republican Celebration unity after a bruising fight for the presidential nomination.
It’s the message Mike Pence plans to convey to GOP delegates once gives his vice presidential acceptance speech at the party’s convention Wednesday night.
Also look for the Indiana governor to urge rank-and-file Republicans that might be uneasy concerning Donald Trump to no longer be reluctant supporters.
Campaign officials are previewing Pence’s speech. They’re speaking on condition of anonymity due to the fact that they’re not authorized to discuss Pence’s remarks prior to he speaks.
Pence plans to make the case that he’s ready to govern. He’s expected to point to Indiana’s economic growth and to policy accomplishments under his watch — signs of experience and accomplishments. That could recommendations a GOP ticket led by a political neophyte.
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6:30 p.m.
Mike Pence is getting the opportunity to introduce themselves to the country. He’s Indiana’s governor and a former congressman, and now he’s Donald Trump’s operating mate on the GOP ticket.
And he’s set to offer his acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.
Pence is regarded as soft-spoken, and he’s a religious conservative from the Midwest. Campaign officials say he’ll try to explain why he’s signed on to a partnership along with Trump, a brash celebrity businessman.
Campaign officials are previewing Pence’s speech. They’re speaking on condition of anonymity due to the fact that they’re not authorized to discuss Pence’s remarks prior to he speaks.
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5:45 p.m.
Bernie Sanders plans to meet along with 1,900 of his delegates right prior to the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
The meeting is aimed at providing direction to his undecided supporters after he endorsed presidential rival Hillary Clinton.
The Sanders campaign, in an email to delegates, is promising a “rather special meeting along with Bernie himself.”
The private meeting will certainly follow morning briefings hosted by the campaign on good health care, trade and criminal justice. One session will certainly offer tips to delegates concerning “exactly how to maintain the political revolution going strong.”
The email was obtained by The Associated Press.
Many Sanders delegates are expressing aggravation — and some uncertainty — as they prepare to descend on Philadelphia for a convention that will certainly nominate Clinton.
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4:35 p.m.
The Secret Service is investigating a prominent Donald Trump supporter that said Hillary Clinton must be “shot for treason.”
Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback says the agency is aware of comments gained by Brand-new Hampshire state Rep. Al Baldasaro. Hoback says the Secret Service “will certainly conduct the right investigation.”
Baldasaro said Clinton — a former secretary of state who’s the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee — must be “put in the firing line and shot for treason” over the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Chance Hicks says Trump and his campaign don’t agree along with Baldasaro’s remarks.
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4:20 p.m.
Pop singer Demi Lovato, actress Lena Dunham and actor Tony Goldwyn are among the celebrities expected to participate in next week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
They’ll be joined by NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former NBA gamer and gay rights activist Jason Collins and actresses America Ferrara, Eva Longoria and Debra Messing.
Many of the celebrities campaigned on Clinton’s behalf throughout the primaries.
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3:52 p.m.
Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential search is centering on three main contenders.
An announcement is expected as early as this weekend. Clinton is preparation for the Democratic National Convention set to start Monday in Philadelphia.
Democrats familiar along with the search say Clinton’s operating mate process has actually focused on Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Labor Secretary Tom Perez.
That’s according to Democrats familiar along with the process. They spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private discussions.
Clinton is expected to announce her decision throughout a two-day campaign swing in Florida later this week.
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3:49 p.m.
New Hampshire Republicans are strongly condemning a Trump supporter for saying that Hillary Clinton must be “shot for treason.”
New Hampshire state Rep. Al Baldasaro said Clinton, a former secretary of state, must be — in his words — “put in the firing line and shot for treason,” over the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
State GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Horn says Baldasaro’s comments are, in her view, “appalling and have actually no place in public discourse.”
New Hampshire’s Residence speaker, Shawn Jasper, says Baldasaro’s remarks are “simply outrageous.”
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3:31 p.m.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has actually started a Spanish language Twitter account. It’s aimed at just what the campaign says are the 40 million-plus people that speak Spanish in the United States.
The account is called (at)Hillary—esp. The campaign additionally has actually a website in Spanish and bilingual voter registration tool.
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2:32 p.m.
There was Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and former GOP presidential candidate, discussing “just what the future is going to hold” for his White Residence ambitions.
And after that came Donald Trump’s personal jet, flying higher in the Cleveland sky.
Right over Cruz’s head.
Cruz, that finished second to Trump in the GOP contest, calls it “rather well orchestrated.”
Cruz is leaving open a future run for president. He’s speaking at the GOP convention on Wednesday night, yet he’s not expected to endorse Trump throughout the address.2:21 p.m.
Donald Trump has actually dramatically landed in Cleveland beforehand of accepting the Republican nomination for president.
Trump’s plane landed at an airstrip near Lake Erie Then the celebrity businessman took his helicopter to a landing field at the Excellent Lakes Science focus a short distance from the convention site.
Trump’s family, his operating mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, and some supporters were on hand to greet him. Amid swelling music, Trump and Pence thanked their supporters.
Trump was at the convention Monday to introduce his wife Melania yet after that returned to Brand-new York.
He is slated to address the convention Thursday night and might appear along with Pence throughout the vice presidential nominee throughout his speech Wednesday night.
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1:49 p.m.
White Residence spokesman Josh Earnest says that passages incorporated in to Melania Trump’s convention speech from Michelle Obama’s convention speech in 2008 shows that Americans admire similar values in their political leaders.
Earnest was reacting to news that Meredith McIver, a Trump Organization staff writer, says she gained a mistake in including the passages. He says that admiring the same values shows the nation isn’t as divided as it might seem. That’s a point gained recently by President Barack Obama.
Earnest says Mrs. Obama’s speech in 2008 drew widespread praise. He says “I’m confident in the future, aspiring very first ladies or potential very first husbands will certainly attract on the same sort of sentiments to advocate for their spouse.”
Meredith McIver explained her role in the Trump plagiarism controversy in a statement issued Wednesday.
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1:12 p.m.
A prominent Donald Trump delegate from Brand-new Hampshire says Hillary Clinton must be “put in the firing line and shot for treason,” over the Benghazi, Libya, attacks that killed four Americans.
New Hampshire state Rep. Al Baldasaro appears regularly along with Trump and serves as an adviser on veteran’s issues. He gained the remarks Tuesday once asked on a Boston radio program if Clinton was responsible for the Benghazi deaths.
He says Clinton “is a disgrace for the lies she told those mothers concerning their children,” adding, “Hillary Clinton must be put in the firing line and shot for treason.”
He’s additionally calling Clinton a “piece of garbage” for using a private email server while she was President Barack Obama’s secretary of state.
Baldasaro is known for making controversial comments in his role as a Brand-new Hampshire lawmaker. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
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1:03 p.m.
Some delegates to the Republican National Convention are upset that Ohio Gov. John Kasich is skipping out on the main events.
Kasich has actually avoided the convention hall in Cleveland and has actually refused to endorse his former presidential rival Donald Trump.
New Hampshire delegate Steve Stepanek, that is the state co-chairman for Trump’s campaign, says Kasich’s actions are a “actual slap in the face” and an “insult” to Trump and Republican delegates from across the country.
Missouri delegate Dave Spence says he additionally is “a little miffed” at Kasich. Spence supported Kasich in Missouri’s primary. And Kasich helped improve your hard earned cash for Spence’s unsuccessful gubernatorial bid in 2012.
But Spence says Kasich is “attempting to be too coy” and must be at the Republican convention in his estate state.
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12:44 p.m.
A Trump Organization staff writer says she gained a “mistake” in including passages from a Michelle Obama speech in Melania Trump’s convention speech.
Meredith McIver says she offered her resignation, yet Donald Trump rejected it.
McIver explained her role in the Trump plagiarism controversy in a statement issued Wednesday.
McIver says Mrs. Trump read passages of Mrs. Obama’s 2008 convention speech throughout the writing the process. She says her notes from that conversation gained it in to the last version.
She says she feels terrible for the “chaos” she caused.
The Trump campaign has actually said denied accusations of plagiarism, saying the similarities were coincidence.
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12:08 p.m.
Sen. Bob Corker says the controversy over passages in Melania Trump’s convention speech has actually been “aggravated by the response” from the Trump campaign.
The Tennessee Republican tells The Associated Press that he “can’t imagine that from her Portion there was anything nefarious under way.” Corker adds that he thinks the campaign must have actually found “a much better way” to handle the situation “so that it’s not kept alive. She’s got to be mortified.”
Two passages of Mrs. Trump’s speech Monday night were nearly identical to passages from Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago. yet pretty compared to acknowledge any sort of error, Trump’s campaign is in denial mode, blaming the media for developing a controversy and suggesting Hillary Clinton bore some responsibility.
Corker is a Trump supporter that is in regular touch along with campaign officials after taking themselves from the operating for vice president. He is in Cleveland this week yet declined a speaking role to the convention hall. He says teleprompter speeches aren’t his thing.
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11:47 a.m.
Donald Trump says the plagiarism charges surrounding his wife’s speech at the Republican National Convention are not necessarily all bad.
Trump says in a tweet, “Good news is Melania’s speech got much more publicity compared to any sort of in the history of politics especially if you believe that all press is good press!”
Mrs. Trump’s speech Monday evening included two passages that matched word-for-word along with very first Lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech to the Democratic convention.
Trump advisers have actually defiantly denied the charge, despite clear evidence to the contrary.
Trump blames the press for harping on the issue, saying the media “is spending much more time doing a forensic analysis of Melania’s speech compared to the FBI spent on Hillary’s emails.”
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11:44 a.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is preparation for his closely watched moment at the focus of the Republican National Convention.
Pence, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s operating mate, will certainly speak at the convention in Cleveland Wednesday night. He did a walkthrough at the Quicken Loans Arena that morning.
Joined by his wife Karen, Pence stood onstage at the arena for several minutes, checking the sight lines, doing a mic check and getting comfortable along with the TelePrompTers.
Pence, that was chosen by Trump last week after days of highly public debate, is expected to vouch for the celebrity businessman’s conservative credentials and call for unity in a Republican Celebration left divided after a bruising primary fight.
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10:40 a.m.
Health officials say no additional people have actually shown norovirus symptoms after members of the support group for the California delegation to the Republican National Convention got sick.
The good health commissioner for Ohio’s Erie County said Wednesday that the 11 people that fell ill are recovering and taking precautions not to spread norovirus, or what’s often known as stomach flu. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
The symptoms were very first reported July 14 as logistics members arrived at a hotel concerning an hour west of Cleveland.
Health officials are still attempting to identify the source. Norovirus can easily be contracted from an infected person, contaminated meals or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces.
The good health commissioner says officials are working to stay clear of any sort of sick people from getting on planes.
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10:31 a.m.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says President Barack Obama is to blame for long waits and various other issues that still plague the Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after a scandal where veterans died while waiting for an appointment.
Perry says veterans have actually been treated along with “disdain” under Obama’s administration. He said Obama has actually failed to fix the problem, despite appointing a Brand-new VA secretary and receiving $16 billion in Brand-new funding from Congress.
Perry said Wednesday that “nothing happened” after Congress approved a VA overhaul in 2014.
The reason, Perry said: “The president of the United States doesn’t care concerning the veterans of this country. That’s not a harsh thing to say. It’s simply the truth.”
Perr spoke to Mississippi delegates at a breakfast throughout the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
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9:33 a.m.
Donald Trump Jr. says his father’s speech Thursday will certainly be concerning “taking care of America.”
Trump Jr. says politicians overpromise and under-deliver and that his father is different. Trump Jr. is speaking in Cleveland at a breakfast hosted by the Wall Street Journal.
Asked whether the candidate’s delivery will certainly be much more in the style of a freewheeling rally or teleprompter policy speech, Trump Jr. says, “This is a time where there will certainly be discipline.”
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9:24 a.m.
Donald Trump Jr. isn’t ruling out a future in politics.
The 38-year-old Brand-new Yorker says that once his 5 kids are older, he’d think of operating for office. Trump Jr. is speaking at a breakfast in Cleveland hosted by the Wall Street Journal.
He adds that he’d “adore to have the ability to do it, as a patriot.”
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8:50 a.m.
Donald Trump’s top adviser says that former presidential rival Ted Cruz will certainly have actually a role in the general election campaign versus Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Paul Manafort told CNN’s “Brand-new Day” that the Texas senator, that is scheduled to address the Republican National Convention later Wednesday, will certainly offer a message “consistent along with just what Mr. Trump is talking about.”
Asked whether Cruz will certainly endorse Trump, Manafort said Cruz “will certainly be Portion of the campaign going forward,” yet “in just what capacity, I’m not sure.”
He said his words will certainly at least “suggest” that he is backing Trump’s candidacy for president.
Throughout the primaries, Trump consistently called Cruz “Lyin’ Ted” and took jabs at the appearance of his Cruz’ wife, Goldman Sachs executive Heidi Cruz.
7:12 a.m.
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman says one purpose of the Republican National Convention is to redefine the GOP presidential nominee.
Paul Manafort said on ABC Wednesday that, “we feel that the American people don’t know all of Donald Trump.”
He added that by the time the convention closes this week, Trump’s family and close friends will certainly have actually painted “a photo of the candidate who’s… a father, a compassionate human being, a successful businessman.”
Manafort said there will certainly be much less emphasis on Trump’s signature troubles that he highlighted throughout the GOP primary, such as a temporary ban on Muslim immigration and building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
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7:10 a.m.
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman says the tarmac meeting between former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Loretta Lynch probably helped Clinton’s wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton escape criminal charges.
Paul Manafort said on ABC Wednesday that the meeting, which took place throughout the FBI’s probe in to Hillary Clinton’s private email server, “probably communicated short article that was going to be valuable to her” as FBI Director James Comey considered whether to recommend an indictment for the former very first lady.
Manafort said, “we feel that was not simply a meeting to talk concerning golf and grandchildren,” as Clinton had claimed.
A few days after the tarmac meeting, Hillary Clinton was interviewed for much more compared to three hours. Comey after that decided not to bring charges versus her, yet he was starkly critical of her use of a private email server through which classified short article had passed.
Manafort said delegates at the Republican National Convention were chanting, “Lock her up!” due to the fact that they feel she must be prosecuted.
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3:11 a.m.
The art of the coronation has actually taken something of a beating at the Republican National Convention.
Nevertheless, Donald Trump now has actually the crown — and a last opportunity to summon unity from the party’s restive ranks in the ritual’s closing days.
The roll call of the states Tuesday night delivered Trump the nomination. Day 3 brings two conservative stalwarts to the stage — operating mate Mike Pence and Trump’s most tenacious primary opponent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. That’s the man Trump used to call “Lyin’ Ted.”
On the second night, speakers came forward to denounce Hillary Clinton, none to higher effect compared to Brand-new Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
But discord remains and it remains to be seen if Trump can easily generate the unity and fighting spirit he’ll requirement in the fall.