Why We Have Conventions and How They Work

The Republican National Convention (RNC) began Monday in Milwaukee, just two days after a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. 

Trump was officially nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for President on Monday afternoon—the same day that he announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. In August, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) will be held in Chicago. The party has said that President Joe Biden will be officially nominated...