/tags/republican-national-convention Republican National Convention en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:04:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-19/what-we-saw-at-the-rnc-in-milwaukee Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Republican National Convention is officially over. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:04:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-19/what-we-saw-at-the-rnc-in-milwaukee Grace Widyatmadja, Keren Carrión, Nickolai Hammar /government-politics-issues/2024-07-19/republican-national-convention-5-takeaways With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-19/republican-national-convention-5-takeaways Sarah McCammon /government-politics-issues/2024-07-18/new-illinois-republican-chair-kathy-salvi-gop-infighting While, newly-appointed Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi offered assurances that the party would win back both suburban voters and donors, though she wouldn't directly answer questions about whether she supports a national abortion ban. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:54:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-18/new-illinois-republican-chair-kathy-salvi-gop-infighting Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2024-07-18/watch-npr-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-speech Republicans hold President Donald Trump’s nominating convention this week in Milwaukee. Watch NPR's live in-studio special coverage of the final night of the RNC tonight starting at 8 p.m. CST. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:31:06 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-18/watch-npr-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-speech Heidi Glenn /government-politics-issues/2024-07-16/at-national-convention-illinois-beleaguered-gop-portrays-calm-amid-internal-storm Illinois Republicans are calling for unity and showing little sign of the internal party struggles that have been brewing for years. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:37:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-16/at-national-convention-illinois-beleaguered-gop-portrays-calm-amid-internal-storm Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2024-07-15/illinois-republican-national-convention-outlook The security perimeter around Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, where the RNC’s marquee events will take place, has turned the downtown area into a maze of checkpoints and barricaded dead-ends for many pedestrians. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-15/illinois-republican-national-convention-outlook Mitchell Armentrout /government-politics-issues/2024-07-12/illinois-trump-delegates-republican-national-convention-party-upheaval Voters elected 51 delegates during this year’s primary election — three from each of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-12/illinois-trump-delegates-republican-national-convention-party-upheaval Alex Degman /government-politics-issues/2024-06-20/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-quits After about 3.5 years at the helm of Illinois' Republican Party, Don Tracy cited intraparty fighting as the cause of his resignation. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:02:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-20/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-quits Hannah Meisel /2020-08-27/fact-check-trumps-rnc-speech President Trump is accepting the Republican nomination for president on Thursday. NPR reporters are providing analysis of his remarks live. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:19:28 GMT /2020-08-27/fact-check-trumps-rnc-speech /2020-08-26/rnc-live-coverage-thursday-aug-27 Follow live updates and analysis of Day 4 of the Republican National Convention. President Trump caps off the week with his address. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:22:22 GMT /2020-08-26/rnc-live-coverage-thursday-aug-27