Mr. Trump’s team is scrubbing his acceptance speech for possible plagiarism problems after the uproar over his wife’s address, for which a longtime employee of Mr. Trump’s took the blame. Mike Pence, a former Catholic Democrat who is now an evangelical Republican, who accepted the nomination to be Mr. Trump’s running mate. On a night meant to highlight Republican Party unity, Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald J. Trump for president and was booed off the stage. Today, it’s customary for a convention to honor the presidential nominee’s choice for vice president. In an interview with The Times, Mr. Trump suggested that, as president, he might not automatically defend NATO allies from attack.

Source: New York Times July 21, 2016 09:52 UTC