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A top Republican National Committee official helping to oversee the party’s convention preparations attended a series of private meetings on Wednesday with top conservative leaders – many of whom are bent on finding a way to stop Donald Trump. Many of those there to hear Cairncross are seeking out ways to defeat Trump at a potentially contested Republican National Convention in Cleveland, going so far as to consider imposing rule changes at the convention that would hamper Trump’s ability to secure the nomination. Those familiar with Cairncross’s remarks say he spent much of the time laying out the process of...

WASHINGTON - He can't just blame the Democrats. Some lawmakers in President Bush's own party are giving him an increasingly hard time over everything from Social Security to a free-trade pact for Central America to his plan to ease immigration laws. It may be an early lame-duck warning for his presidency. Bush returned from a celebratory trip to Europe to a domestic agenda badly in need of his quick attention. One of his chores is to shore up GOP support where possible. "The president stays in regular contact with members of Congress, congressional leaders, about how to move forward on...