Who remembers Ron Paul? (For that matter, who remembers Rand Paul, his son, who was one of the 17 Republicans running for president until Donald Trump forced all but two of them out.) Doug Wead remembers Ron Paul because he was a senior adviser to him when he ran for president in 2012. He also remembers his "lost delegates". a block of supporters that stayed in place after party leaders blocked Paul from getting the nomination. Wead, now a presidential historian, says many of them  have been duly elected to this year's GOP convention and could decide whether Trump, Ted Cruz or someone else is the nominee this time around.

Members of Congress will not miss a weekend at home (visiting with their constituents, of course) no matter what. House Republicans skipped out of Washington, missing a deadline for passing a budget for the next fiscal year. House Speaker Paul Ryan's plans to pass a budget resolution early fell victim to old habits.