ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN CLEVELAND — Donald Trump was formally crowned the Republican nominee for president at the party’s convention on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous primary season but not nagging questions about his polarizing candidacy as he once again found himself embroiled in controversy. With his campaign appearing in disarray after his wife, Melania, […]
AMY CHOZICK and THOMAS KAPLAN With the Republican convention beginning in Cleveland with a theme of bringing law and order back to a fractured nation, Hillary Clinton told black leaders in Cincinnati on Monday that the country had “difficult, painful, essential work” ahead in rebuilding trust between African Americans and police officers. “This madness has […]
DECLAN WALSH Republican delegates are converging on the lakeside city of Cleveland for the Republican National Convention. Their task is to nominate the party’s presidential candidate for the election in November. There is a single contender: Donald Trump, the property tycoon, reality TV star and — after a successful primary campaign that upended American politics […]
By John R. Hall Michael Poulin is bringing a lot of experience and passion to his campaign for the office of Muskegon County Sheriff. The retired veteran of 28 years of law enforcement sees several major issues that face voters this fall and he is determined to bring those issues to the forefront. Poulin, who retired from […]
By John R. Hall Dennis Luce is counting on his experience and lifelong ties to the Muskegon community to convince voters that he is the right choice for Muskegon County Sheriff in the upcoming primary election. His experience includes working the Ottawa County road patrol and moving up to the position of sergeant. As a sergeant and patrol […]
By John R. Hall Joe Bush is a person who knows that time is money – his clients’ money – and he wants them to have the opportunity to have their experience in the Muskegon County courts to be efficient and fair. He should know; Bush has been an attorney with 19 years of experience in many […]
By Tribune Newswire Okemos, MI – The Michigan Nurses Association(MNA) has given their strong endorsement to Sean Mullally for 92nd State Representative. MNA is the largest professional association of registered nurses in Michigan. This endorsement is significant because Health Care is the largest employment sector in the 92nd District. “I’m honored to have the endorsement […]
KATIE SHEPHERD Alan Rappeport contributed reporting. Mike Pence, who has served as governor of Indiana since 2013, will be Donald Trump’s running mate on the Republican presidential ticket. Pence, a staunch social conservative, was elected in 2000 to the House of Representatives, where he served in the party leadership. Here is a look at his […]
By Thomas Kaplan, Alexander Burns, Maggie Haberman Donald Trump has chosen Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate, turning to a well-established conservative who brings government experience to the Republican presidential ticket, Trump said in a Twitter post at 10:50 a.m. Friday. The selection of Pence, a 57-year-old former radio host and congressman […]
RACE RELATIONS ARE AT LOWEST POINT IN OBAMA PRESIDENCY, POLL FINDS Giovanni Russonello Sixty-nine percent of Americans say race relations are generally bad, one of the highest levels of discord since the 1992 riots in Los Angeles during the Rodney King case, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. The poll, conducted from […]