Trump's team is slashing Republican National Committee staff amid takeover, AP sources say
Donald Trumpโs lieutenants are cutting dozens of staff across the Republican National Committee in a cost-cutting move that further cements the former presidentโs takeover of the GOPโs political and fundraising machinery.
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
Donald Trumpโs daughter-in-law and handpicked choice to help lead the Republican National Committee said she thinks Republican voters would support having the political organization pay the former presidentโs ballooning legal fees.
Trump wants to install new RNC leadership including his daughter-in-law as co-chair
Donald Trump is calling for a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists โ including his daughter-in-law โ at the top of the GOPโs political machine even before he formally secures the partyโs next presidential nomination.
Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes Senate seat
The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Burr. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)RALEIGH, N.C. โ A Trump may be on the ballot next year โ but not Donald Trump. The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Burr. The answer to that question has implications that extend far beyond Lara Trump's political future. The 38-year-old Lara Trump is married to the former president's son, Eric.
Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won't run for his Senate seat
Ivanka Trump comes onto stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)WASHINGTON โ Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington. Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law, who served as a chief campaign surrogate, is still considering running for the Senate in North Carolina. And the former presidentโs eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., remains deeply popular with his father's base. AdIn a pair of friendly statements, Rubio and Ivanka Trump praised one another for their efforts together working on issues like paid family leave.
LIVE: President Trumpโs campaign to speak after suing Pennsylvania, Michigan
The Trump campaign will host a press conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Eric Trump, Trump 2020 Senior Advisor Lara Trump, Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, andcampaign Senior Advisor Corey Lewandowski. 3:35 p.m.President Donald Trumpโs campaign says itโs suing to temporarily stop the vote count in Pennsylvania, claiming lack of โtransparency.โJustin Clark, Trumpโs deputy campaign manager, said in a statement Wednesday that the campaign is ``suing to stop Democrat election officials from hiding the ballot counting and processing from our Republican poll observers.'' He said the campaign wants ``to temporarily halt counting until there is meaningful transparency and Republicans can ensure all counting is done above board and by the law.'' Clark also said the campaign would seek to intervene in an ongoing Supreme Court case involving the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots. There have been no reports by law enforcement of fraud or any type of ballot concerns out of Pennsylvania.
Lara Trump: โDonโt wait till laterโ to vote
Lara Trump, senior campaign advisor on her father-in-lawโs run for reelection, was in Jacksonville herself on Sept. 16. Lara Trump called the Commission on Presidential Debates biased. Lara Trump said the Biden-Harris tax plan really will raise taxes on everyone -- not just the rich. Lara Trump also explained more of the campaignโs complaints about the debate, saying they pushed for four debates, but will now end up with only two. Watch: Kent Justiceโs interview with Lara Trump
Convention-covering networks challenged by competing stories
Republicans decided the show must go on and, for the most part, television networks followed. The convention is taking place in the shadow of huge stories that are happening right now, CNN's Anderson Cooper said. Networks, after giving extensive coverage to the Democrats last week, are cognizant of being fair to the Republicans. The president has been showing up every night, the president could talk about it. But former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, also a CNN contributor, said Republicans were there to try and reelect President Trump and that has to continue to remain their focus.