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2020 Republican National Convention

A video of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking during the Republican National Convention plays from the Rose Garden of the White House, on August 25, 2020. (AP/Evan Vucci)
September 4, 2020, 4:20 am
Democrats seek probe into Hatch Act violations during GOP convention
House Oversight Committee lawmakers say several administration officials used offices for political gain, including Mike Pompeo giving a speech recorded while in Israel for talks
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The frontispiece of a 1912 edition of the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion.' (Wikipedia/ Public Domain)
September 2, 2020, 10:12 pm
100-year old hoax: Why the ‘Protocols’ is still a hit with anti-Semites
Fantasy of a surreptitious Jewish stranglehold on the international economy and on mass media proves to be the most durable forgery in modern history
By Stephen Whitfield
Leonard Cohen performs during the first day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Friday, April 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
August 31, 2020, 2:08 am
Republicans twice defy Leonard Cohen estate to play ‘Hallelujah’ at convention
Lawyer says Cohen estate specifically declined RNC’s request to use the iconic song; in swipe at Trump campaign, suggests the song ‘You Want it Darker’ might have been approved
By JTA
Kimberly Guilfoyle prerecords her address to the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC on August 24, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
August 28, 2020, 12:21 pm
‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: The Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews
Some speakers cite moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem as evidence that Trump is a man of his word, but others mention the ‘elites,’ often used as a dog whistle term for Jews
By Ron Kampeas
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, August 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 28, 2020, 2:35 am
At the Republican convention, unconventional messaging for American Jews
Some speakers and invitees to RNC entered anti-Semitic territory, while others boasted of Trump’s pro-Israel bonafides
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Aryeh Spero addresses the virtual Republican convention on August 26, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images via JTA)
August 27, 2020, 10:44 am
Orthodox rabbi blesses Trump at Republican convention: ‘May God protect him’
Aryeh Spero, a fixture of far-right political campaigns, misidentified by GOP during broadcast; appears to criticize social justice protests during prayer
By Ron Kampeas
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, August 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 27, 2020, 6:56 am
Republican convention defends police, stokes fears amid fresh US unrest
At 3rd night of GOP event, speakers warn of ‘violent mobs,’ lawlessness under Democrats, as hurricane, California wildfires, pandemic and reckoning over police violence bear down
By Jill Colvin, KEVIN FREKING and Zeke Miller
In this image from video, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from Jerusalem during the second night of the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
August 27, 2020, 3:35 am
Biden campaign slams Pompeo for ‘politicizing’ Israel with Jerusalem speech
Democratic presidential candidate accuses Trump’s top diplomat of trying to make Jewish state a ‘political wedge issue’ after address to Republican convention
By Eric Cortellessa
In this image from video, Abby Johnson speaks from Washington, during the second night of the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
August 26, 2020, 3:59 pm
Trump’s RNC showcases conspiracists, backer of husbands controlling wives’ votes
Convention axes speaker for anti-Semitic retweet but gives platform to others with fringe views; one has urged racial profiling of her biracial son, another supports QAnon theory
By Jill Colvin
US first lady Melania Trump speaks on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, August 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 26, 2020, 7:56 am
Day 2 at GOP convention strikes positive tone as first lady takes stage
President pardons reformed felon, oversees naturalization ceremony for several immigrants as pandemic and other crises take back seat at pared-down summit
By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
In this image from video, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from Jerusalem during the second night of the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
August 26, 2020, 5:57 am
Pompeo dives into GOP confab from Jerusalem, defying precedent and possibly law
In possible nod to concerns over violations, secretary avoids attacking or even mentioning Democrats in RNC speech from Israel, apparently aimed at evangelicals, conservative Jews
By Matthew Lee
Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington, DC on August 24, 2020. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP)
August 25, 2020, 5:07 pm
Nikki Haley cites Trump’s Israel policies in Republican convention speech
Former US envoy to UN, seen as strong candidate for 2024, slams Obama-Biden administration for ‘denouncing’ Jewish state by failing to veto UN condemnation of settlements
By Ron Kampeas
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem on August 24, 2020. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
August 25, 2020, 8:33 am
Is Pompeo’s Middle East trip diplomacy or a show for US voters?
Critics call US secretary of state’s sojourn a violation of the Hatch Act, which bans officials from engaging in electoral politics while undertaking official duties
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI
US President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (Travis Dove/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
August 25, 2020, 6:37 am
At convention, Republicans laud Trump, paint dark picture of future if he loses
‘They’ll disarm you, empty the prisons, lock you in your home, and invite MS-13 to live next door,’ says convention speaker, as participants warn of ‘horror movie’ life under Biden
By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price and Zeke Miller
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting, in Jerusalem, August 24, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)
August 25, 2020, 5:48 am
Pompeo to defy his own order to deliver RNC speech from Jerusalem
US secretary of state sent cable to all US missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take sides in the presidential campaign
By Matthew Lee
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