With Democrats imploding around Biden, Trump and GOP bask in ‘unity and calm’

As Democrats question whether President Joe Biden should stay at the top of the ticket, Republicans find themselves in a state of unity around former President Donald Trump heading into the July 15 national convention.

It’s a rare period of relative calm compared to the turbulence that has rocked the Republican Party since Trump’s rise and double impeachments. Republicans have ousted a House speaker, stared down infighting, and contended with failed votes that can be traced back to the outsize influence of Trump on nearly every decision of the party.