Day after Alice Johnson's RNC speech, Trump grants her full pardon

Trump on Friday pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense.

Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech

It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their doors to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

4 who were at RNC in Charlotte test positive for COVID-19, county officials say

Health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say four people who were at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention

President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention.

Gov. Wolf, Republicans at odds over Pennsylvania election law

Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania’s voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election in the battleground state, even as Philadelphia moved ahead with an ambitious election plan.

Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”

‘By the grace of God and compassion of Trump’: Alice Johnson, whose drug sentence was commuted, speaks at RNC

Alice Johnson said Thursday during the Republican National Convention that she “hollered hallelujah” after Trump signed the First Step Act, which she said “brought joy, hope and freedom to thousands of well-deserving people.”

At RNC, UFC’s Dana White praises Trump’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

White appeared in a virtual address during Thursday night’s RNC with the same enthusiasm for the sitting president as he spoke on his relationship with Trump.

Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality

Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention. The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.

Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plans a Thursday speech condemning President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and she'll give it just hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.

Pence blurs details about killing of Oakland federal officer by alleged right-wing extremist

What Vice President Mike Pence didn't say was that Dave Underwood was not killed by protesters, but allegedly by an Air Force sergeant with links to a militant right-wing movement.

Philadelphia accepts $10M grant for 2020 election plan

Philadelphia on Thursday accepted a $10 million grant to help it advance an ambitious election plan to buy counting equipment and spread satellite election offices and secure drop boxes around the city to absorb growing demand for voting by mail in November's presidential election.

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.