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"My message is that things have to change — and they have to change right now," Donald Trump says, vowing to be a fighter for all Americans. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump hijacks Obama’s ‘change’ slogan for acceptance speech

Americans are less safe today than when they elected President Obama and he chose Hillary Clinton as his top diplomat, Donald Trump will say Thursday, and he will promise to bring a steadier hand to the White House in dealing with unrest at home and the threat of terrorism across the globe, according to excerpts of his convention speech.

July 21, 2016
Sen. Ted Cruz left the stage as boos rained down on him from the rafters of the Quicken Loans Arena, amid demands that he endorse Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz withholds Donald Trump endorsement in convention speech

Conservatives continued to battle for the soul of the Republican Party at its national convention Wednesday, with Sen. Ted Cruz refusing to endorse nominee Donald Trump and instead delivering a speech that many in the crowd saw as the kickoff of the 2020 presidential campaign.

July 20, 2016
Donald Trump Jr., who's been intimately involved with his father's business empire, said the mogul's success is a testament to his perseverance and his refusal to be defeated — even when competing in the cutthroat world of Manhattan real estate. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump Jr., Tiffany Trump seek to humanize Republican nominee

After putting their father over the threshold to become Republicans' presidential nominee, two of Donald Trump's children took the stage at Republicans' convention Tuesday and sought to humanize a man known to many voters from his reality TV persona and the hard-edged GOP campaign.

July 19, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, stands with his wife Melania on stage after introducing her during the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeff Flake says convention chasing voters away from GOP

Sen. Jeff Flake, one of the prominent Republicans who stayed home from the party's convention, said he's still watching at home in Arizona and said Tuesday that strident speeches and barbs against Hillary Clinton are hurting the GOP.

July 19, 2016
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention on Monday in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

Michael Flynn calls for Hillary Clinton to quit race, go to prison

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn called on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to quit the presidential race, saying at the GOP's convention Monday that the former State Department secretary has disqualified herself for mishandling classified information.

July 18, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces his wife Melania during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Melania Trump calls becoming U.S. citizen greatest privilege on Earth

Stepping onto the national stage for her first big appearance of the campaign, Melania Trump, wife of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, detailed her own personal journey from Slovenia to the U.S., and called her decision to become an American "the greatest privilege on planet Earth.

July 18, 2016
Signs are passed out to delegates during the evening session of the opening day of the Republican National Convention on Monday in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

RNC: Victims of illegal immigrant criminals plead for border security

Often overlooked in the immigration debate, the families of victims of illegal immigrant criminals got their biggest stage yet with prime-time speaking roles Monday at the Republican National Convention, where they pleaded for a firmer hand in the White House to keep the country safe.

July 18, 2016
Reince Priebus, Chair of the Republican National Committee, bangs the gavel as he calls to order the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

GOP convention gavels in with first signs of discord

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gaveled in the party's 2016 convention Monday afternoon with a moment of silence for police killed in the line of duty, and for families suffering in these "troubling times."

July 18, 2016