YOUR GUIDE TO CONVENTION NEWS— At a surreal GOP convention, Mike Pence brings the proceedings back to earth. I’m Christina Bellantoni, here with your Essential Politics guide to the Republican National Convention. Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday night fired the freshest shots yet in a war to define the party. — WATCH: Newt Gingrich immediately tries to mend the Cruz rift at the Republican convention. — WATCH: Mike Pence looks to America’s future in his convention speech.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 21, 2016 10:02 UTC