Vance will be the first sitting vice president to serve as party finance chairman, according to the RNC. The move places a top Trump ally within the party’s campaign wing ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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A solemn Trump recounts details of assassination attempt: ‘I’m not supposed to be here’
During his presidential nomination acceptance speech, Donald Trump recounts his feelings and reaction to the shooting at a rally that injured him and killed a supporter.
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RNC speakers want to separate the president from the person to show softer side of Trump
Before former President Donald Trump’s marquee address tonight, the schedule of speakers has sought to show a softer, friendlier side of Trump than his persona as president and on the campaign trail.
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J.D. Vance’s hometown, Middletown, Ohio, reacts to his VP nomination
Some in Middletown, where Vance grew up with his grandparents, said he has never been an advocate for them. Even so, Vance’s roots could be enough for folks eager to see the “hometown kid” succeed.
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Kai Trump, the former president’s 17-year-old granddaughter, will speak at the RNC tonight
Kai is expected to take the RNC stage tonight along with her father Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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What to know about Sixwire, the RNC band supplying the dad rock each night during prime time
So far the group has entertained viewers with renditions of such hits as “Life is a Highway,” “All Star,” “What I Like About You,” “Don’t Stop Believin'” and “Reelin’ In The Years,” among other “dad jams.”
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Leaked video shows Trump criticizing vaccines on phone with RFK Jr.
A leaked video of a phone call between third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump shows the former president expressing doubt about vaccines.
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Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel dropped as an NBC contributor following outcry
Ronna McDaniel — former head of the RNC and a Trump ally — has been dropped by NBC following both internal and public pushback after the network hired her as a paid contributor.
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As Trump continues to remake RNC in his image, new memo outlines what that looks like
Chair Michael Whatley sent a memo to staff emphasizing the initiatives he wants to see bolstered at the GOP’s main campaigning operation now that Trump secured the delegates to receive the nomination.
