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Free Tickets, Familiar Jokes, and an Unsettled Party Grasping for Unity—and a Fight

In the era of President Donald Trump, any admission of weakness or wrongdoing has become increasingly rare, but tension over the future of the party could hardly be denied at last week's midterm Republican convention in Dallas. While the floor and lower levels of the arena were well attended, the upper levels of the arena […]

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In the era of President Donald Trump, any admission of weakness or wrongdoing has become increasingly rare, but tension over the future of the party could hardly be denied at last week's midterm Republican...

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In the era of President Donald Trump, any admission of weakness or wrongdoing has become increasingly rare, but tension over the future of the party could hardly be denied at last week's midterm Republican convention in Dallas. While the floor and lower levels of the arena were well attended, the upper levels of the arena […]

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