FAQs: What to know about the 2020 Republican National Convention

By Zeke Hartner
August 20, 2020 | 4:54 AM

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive to speak at a roundtable with people positively impacted by law enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Republican National Convention starts Monday, Aug. 24, and when it comes to an end, the 2020 presidential election will enter its final stretch.

Below are some common questions about this year’s modified-for-coronavirus RNC.

WTOP will have coverage of the convention online and on-air at 103.5 FM.

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot

By The Associated Press
August 26, 2026 | 8:36 PM

A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections. The ruling Wednesday by a judge in the state's capital city marks another setback in Democrats' national attempts to counter a Republican redistricting movement pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of this year's elections. The judge ruled that the amendment cannot appear on the November ballot, but he paused the effect of that ruling to allow for an appeal to the state Supreme Court. Democrats already control seven of Maryland's eight congressional seats. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore called lawmakers into a special session in August with a goal of making it easier to claim that final seat. An amendment referred to the ballot by lawmakers seeks to sidestep a court ruling that struck down a previous Democratic redistricting plan in 2022. It would declare that a constitutional requirement for districts to be compact and take into account “natural boundaries” applies only to state legislative districts, not congressional ones.

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