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.

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.

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 …

Liberals press Clinton not to pick Kaine for VP  —  Liberal Democrats are launching an eleventh-hour campaign against Sen. Tim Kaine  —  's presidential ticket.  —  The advocates say Kaine, a moderate who's risen to the top of the VP shortlist, should be disregarded both for his positions …

Donald Trump doesn't want to make America great.  He wants to make it afraid.  —  Donald Trump is not a candidate the American people would turn to in normal times.  He's too inexperienced, too eccentric, too volatile, too risky.  Voting Trump is burning down the house to collect the insurance money …

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 …

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 …

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

Russia Bombed Base in Syria Used by U.S.  —  An outpost near the Jordanian border that is used by U.S. and British special forces was hit by the airstrikes last month  —  When Russian aircraft bombed a remote garrison in southeastern Syria last month, alarm bells sounded at the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense in London.