Full text: Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript  —  Remarks as prepared for delivery according to a draft obtained by POLITICO Thursday afternoon.  —  Friends, delegates and fellow Americans: I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.

VC Peter Thiel says 'I'm proud to be gay,' gets applause at RNC  —  Peter Thiel: Proud to be gay, Republican  —  Entrepreneur Peter Thiel speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, about identity.  —  CLEVELAND — Peter Thiel received a big applause Thursday night …

Liberal group: Kaine could be ‘disastrous’ VP pick  —  A liberal group is urging Hillary Clinton  —  (D-Va.) as her running mate because of his positions on trade and banking regulation.  —  “Making Senator Tim Kaine our vice presidential candidate could be potentially disastrous for our efforts to defeat Donald Trump

This week we saw that the Republican Party — not just Trump — is the problem  —  So much has been written and said about Donald Trump's manifest unfitness for office that at this point there's hardly any reason to dwell further on it.  But a national convention isn't just about a single candidate.

APD investigating officers' actions in teacher's 2015 arrest  —  Investigation into uncovered police video … AUSTIN - Officials are investigating two police officers after the violent arrest of an African-American elementary school teacher in June 2015.  —  Video obtained exclusively …

Escape His Caricature?  Donald Trump Passes Up the Chance  —  CLEVELAND — It was Donald J. Trump's best chance to escape his own caricature.  —  He did not.  —  After 40 years in the public eye, Mr. Trump decided on Thursday night that he was not interested in revealing himself to America …

RNC Displays Tweet From White Supremacist As Trump Accepts Nom  —  As Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday night, a tweet from a white supremacist account was broadcast through the convention hall at Quicken Loans Arena. … User @Western_Triumph's tweet itself was generic …

Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it  —  Colorado emergency management officials are heading to Hugo  —  A town on Colorado's Eastern Plains is warning its residents not to drink, bathe in or cook with its water because officials said evidence was found of THC …

Ivanka Trump introduces her father — with a personal appeal to women  —  CLEVELAND — Ivanka Trump, the polished, careful daughter of a shoot-from-the-hip presidential candidate, made a personal appeal to women voters tonight who remain skeptical of a Trump presidency, describing her father “as a fighter” for the nation and women.

... Denies Attacking Ex-GF  —  Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been named a suspect in a domestic violence police report obtained by TMZ Sports ... but the 21-year-old has DENIED any wrongdoing and was NOT arrested.  —  The female accuser filed a report with the Columbus PD …

Did The Trump Campaign Just Get Hit With The Monica Langley Curse?  —  A Langley profile has often come with something reminiscent of the curse of the Sports Illustrated cover.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post … CLEVELAND As Eric Trump was set to begin …

Roger Ailes Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman Fox Television Stations  —  Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Chairman and Acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network  —  21st Century Fox today announced that Roger Ailes …

Bullet that struck caregiver was meant to protect him, police union prez says  —  Police union president says the cop was aiming at autistic man sitting on the ground  —  Cops say 911 caller said suicidal man had a gun on the street  —  Charles Kinsey, who was shot, said he told police there was no weapon