Many Republican lawmakers are making other plans instead of attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week, where presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is set to accept the party's presidential nomination.
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana will be fly-fishing with his wife.
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he has to mow his lawn (yes, he has one even in Arizona).
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will be traveling her state by bush plane.
All are among the GOP senators who will be skipping next week's convention in Cleveland where Donald Trump will claim the Republican Party presidential nomination.
A majority of Republican senators do plan to attend, and it's not unusual for lawmakers to skip their party's convention, especially if they're up for re-election and need to spend time campaigning.
But the level of rank-and-file congressional defections from this year's Republican convention is unusually high.
