WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on Campaign 2016 ahead of the Republican and Democratic National conventions (all times EDTl):
10:24 p.m.
Newt Gingrich says he expects to hear from Donald Trump about his vice presidential decision as early as Thursday afternoon.
In a brief interview with The Associated Press, Gingrich says he expects the decision sometime after 1pm. He says he had not heard from the Trump campaign Thursday morning.
Gingrich, the former House speaker, is among Trump’s top choices, along with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Gingrich praised Trump for running a “very fair, open process” and said he looked forward to the businessman’s decision.
Trump and his running mate will make their first joint appearance Friday in New York.
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10:16 a.m.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she regrets her “ill-advised” public criticism of Donald Trump.
Ginsburg says in a statement issued by the court on Thursday that judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. She promises to be more circumspect in the future.
Ginsburg told The Associated Press last week that she did not want to think about the prospect of Trump winning the presidency. She escalated her criticism in subsequent media interviews.
She came under attack for her comments in recent days, leading to Thursday’s statement.
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8:40 a.m.
Donald Trump’s campaign and party leaders seem poised to defeat GOP renegades trying to derail the billionaire’s presidential nomination. But it’s unclear they’ll prevail before the dispute flares into a potentially angry and embarrassing floor fight next week.
The two sides on Thursday were beginning what could be a two-day faceoff at early meetings of the convention’s rules committee. That panel’s initial votes are expected to demonstrate how firmly Trump and GOP Chairman Reince Priebus control the convention, which meets in full next week.