In recent decades, the national political party conventions have ceased to be actual contests over presidential and vice-presidential nominations. The days of deal making between state party bosses ...

The convention pin era roughly coincided with the early years of the internet. National Journal’s website was for a time known as PoliticsNow, and the editors used pins to increase its name ...

The party conventions are over — and I don’t just mean the 2020 conventions. In one sense, the conventions have been over for a very long time. They were created primarily to do two things: pick ...

As Tampa gears up for the Republican National Convention, the biggest party it has ever held, the city and its businesses are primping and polishing for the August arrival of tens of thousands of ...

Will there be a virtual balloon-drop? That is about the only intrigue left when it comes to what will happen at this year’s national political conventions. Even more so than usual, the chance for high ...

Why Trump Wants a 2026 Midterm ConventionThey didn’t work out so well when Democrats held them in the 1970s. But President Trump may want one more opportunity to put himself at center stage.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Republicans will hold a convention for the 2026 midterm elections, as his party seeks to maintain its narrow control of Congress.

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