PBS NEWSHOUR provides in-depth analysis with a team of seasoned and highly regarded journalists. Judy Woodruff anchors live coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Delegates plan to meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, to formally renominate Trump. The rest of the events will be a mix of in-person and virtual speeches.
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Key speakers for Night 2 of the Republican National Convention: Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump.
Key speakers for Night 1 of the Republican National Convention: Donald Trump, Jr., Sen. Tim Scott, and Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina.
Tonight is the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention. The RNC event will feature the following speakers: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Donald Trump, Jr., the president's son, U.S. Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina.
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It’s been a decades since the presidential nominee from either party was in question, or even challenged, at the national nominating conventions, so why do we still have them? Costas Panagopoulos, chair of the political science department at Northeastern University, says conventions have largely become orchestrated pep rallies that are more about boosting enthusiasm for the candidate than picking one. Conventions have morphed to reflect changes in society’s expectations, says Marvin Overby, director of the school of public affairs at Penn State, Harrisburg. PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham reports on why conventions still matter.
