GOP votes to boycott CNN, NBC if they air Hillary Clinton programs

BOSTON — The Republican National Committee on Friday moved closer to exercising some control over the GOP’s unwieldy presidential debate process, passing a resolution that would preclude certain television networks and their journalists from participating in the events.

The resolution, pushed by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, was widely portrayed as an effort to pressure CNN and NBC to drop their plans to air programs about the life and career of Hillary Rodham Clinton ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state would be a presumptive front-runner if she seeks the Democratic nomination.