RNC mulls rules change to unbind delegates from Trump

CLEVELAND — Negotiations to reform the rules of the Republican Party broke down Thursday amid disagreements over a proposal to offer bonus delegates to states that hold closed primaries.

Conservative delegates, led by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who is not a delegate, spent the first half of the day in talks with the leadership of the Republican National Committee over an amendment to party rules that would reward state Republican parties that hold nominating contests that are only open to GOP voters.