As we noted in last week’s digest, the GOP is in the midst of an extended, national brainstorm over how to keep Donald Trump from leaving the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as the party’s nominee–or, if he does, how to block him from winning 270 electoral votes in November.

+ The Party still decides | The New York Times – Ross Douthat

+ GOP Official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters | The Hill – Harper Neidig

+ How to steal a nomination from Donald Trump | Bloomberg Politics – Sasha Issenberg

+ RNC Rules: Insiders speak out on contested convention | NBC News – Ari Melber

+ How an obscure committee could decide the GOP nomination | Politico – Kyle Cheney

+ GOP effort to block Trump may lead to a morass | The New York Times – Al Hunt

+ Top conservatives gather to plot third-party run against Trump | Politico – Shane Goldmacher

+ The Electoral College could still stop Trump, even if he wins the popular vote | The Washington Post – Derek Muller

(Also, an interesting debate is unfolding about whether – and with what – RNC convention delegates can be bribed.  See here and here.)