Never Trumps Last Stand
It's NeverTrump's last stand. As the GOP Convention rules committee convenes in Cleveland, the anti-Trump movement is set to exhaust all of its options to dump the bombastic presumptive nominee. The RNC made clear that an amendment would be necessary to unbind the delegates, and thereby open up the possibility of a different selection, but those in favor of the move suffer from a lack of support on the key committee. Stacked with RNC loyalists, party institutionalists, and Trump supporters, the Free the Delegates' coalition is struggling to come up with the 28 signaturesin the 112-person bodyrequired to send a minority report to the full convention. And even in the unlikely event it get to the floor, the same forces would conspire to defeat them, keeping Trump safely as the nominee. Hillary Clinton is conducting her own vice presidential audition process, appearing with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday in his home state. It follows similar joint appearances with Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Julin Castro and Sherrod Brown, all listed as possible contenders for the slot. In TIME's special GOP Convention issue, on newsstands tomorrow The man who's photographed Trump more than any other. What Donald Trump needs to know to be president. And meet the Trump kids. Here are your must-reads, Must Reads, What a President Needs to Know Jon Meacham on Donald Trump's novice candidacy TIME, The Apprentices TIME's Alex Altman on Donald Trump's closest advisers His kids. Hillary Clinton America's Long Struggle With Race Is Far From Finished' Clinton calls for unity and laments Donald Trump's rise TIME, For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance The Trump effect New York Times, Sen. Tim Scott reveals incidents of being targeted by Capitol Police Black Republican speaks out in powerful speech Politico, Judge attacked by Trump weighs releasing key video in Trump University case Candidate's testimony could be political weapon Washington Post, Sound Off, "If I had to vote for cancer or heart attack, why would I vote for either?"  Charles Koch to Fortune, "All of you have received emails that say no delegate is bound. That's not true."  RNC General Counsel John Ryder, shooting down one popular DumpTrump theory, Bits and Bites, Donald Trump to Name Vice President Friday in New York TIME, I've Photographed Donald Trump More Than Anyone Else TIME, Watch Hillary Clinton Turns Donald Trump's Speeches Against Him in Her New Ad TIME, Joe Klein After Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas, Signs of Passionate Sanity TIME, First Openly Gay Republican on GOP Platform Committee Why Am I Even Here?' TIME, Trump Seeking 10M From Fired Aide TIME, 44 Fake Presidents From Worst to Best Wall Street Journal, What Newt Gingrich Really Thinks of Donald Trump ProPublica, House Democrats Unveil Campaign Agenda in Hopes of Gaining Ground New York Times, Three Nonprofits, Former Koch Brothers' Associates, Fined by F.E.C. New York Times, Sen. Angus King I can't vote for Donald Trump in good conscience' Politico,