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GOP Sets Restrictions On RNC Attendance To Hold A ‘Safe’ Convention
By Cristina Cabrera
07.16.20 | 10:50 am
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 23: Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is interviewed during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on February 23, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 23: Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is interviewed during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on February 23, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
RNC To Move Convention Outdoors As GOP Lawmakers Continue Dropping Out
By Cristina Cabrera
07.14.20 | 2:49 pm
Where Things Stand: GOP Keeps Losing, Conceding In-Person Rally Fights Prime Badge
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By Nicole LaFond
07.13.20 | 1:39 pm

Despite the Texas Republican Party’s most valiant efforts to hold its annual gathering in Houston this week, the state’s all-conservative Supreme Court on Monday blocked the GOP’s ongoing appeals to hold the gathering in-person.

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McConnell Won’t Say If He’ll Go To RNC As Several Fellow GOPers Ditch The Event
By Cristina Cabrera
07.09.20 | 4:42 pm
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Remote 3 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Remote 3 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Lawsuit Filed To Block GOP Convention In Jacksonville Cites ‘A Nuisance Injurious’ To Welfare Of Residents
By Zoe Richards
07.09.20 | 9:22 am
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attend the Senate Appropriations Committee markup on the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attend the Senate Appropriations Committee markup on the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The List Keeps Growing: Three More GOP Senators Will Skip RNC Next Month
By Summer Concepcion
07.07.20 | 6:51 pm
Alexander Becomes Second GOPer Skipping RNC After Grassley Opts Out
By Summer Concepcion
07.07.20 | 12:24 pm
UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JULY 2: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020,” and judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Grassley Decides To Skip RNC Because Of ‘The Virus Situation’
By Summer Concepcion
07.06.20 | 5:56 pm
Jacksonville Now Requiring Everyone To Wear Masks As RNC Approaches
By Cristina Cabrera
06.29.20 | 1:52 pm
Poll: Most Jacksonville Voters Don’t Want RNC To Host Convention In Their City
By Cristina Cabrera
06.24.20 | 8:58 am
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