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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, in Milwaukee.

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Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

Trump formally accepts GOP nomination at RNC

Video ‘It’s too painful to tell’: Trump recounts shooting at RNC speech 4:32

Video Axelrod: Trump speech first good thing that’s happened to Democrats in weeks 1:31

Video Undecided voters grade Trump’s performance at RNC. See if he passed 1:36

Video Dale counted more than 20 false claims in Trump’s RNC speech. Here are a few 3:00

The colors are presented at the start of day four of the 2024 Republican National Convention hosted at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Will Lanzoni/CNN)

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Fact-checking night 4 of the Republican National Convention

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In pictures: Former President Donald Trump

Sen. JD Vance appears at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.

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JD Vance, the new heir to Trump’s MAGA movement, steps into the spotlight

Sen. JD Vance speaks during the RNC on Wednesday, July 17, in Milwaukee.

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JD Vance’s version of politics, according to Hillbilly Elegy

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump arrives to attend the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Jully 16.

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In pictures: The 2024 Republican National Convention

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The GOP’s Trump-centered platform, annotated

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US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 17, 2024, en route to Delaware. US President Joe Biden is experiencing "mild symptoms" after testing positive for Covid during a campaign trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday, the White House said. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) (Photo by KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Inside the ‘doom loop’ of Joe Biden’s campaign

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024.

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What would happen if Biden decided to leave the race?

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Kamala Harris turns her attention to JD Vance amid speculation about Biden’s future

<p>White House Correspondent, Priscilla Alvarez describes further details from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware where President Biden is now isolating with Covid.</p>

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High profile Democrat, Nancy Pelosi tells Biden polls show he can’t beat Trump 2:05

Full coverage: Trump assassination attempt

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - July 13: Former president Donald Trump walks onstage during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. Trump ducked and was taken offstage after loud noises were heard after he began speaking.
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Trump’s team wasn’t told about reports of suspicious person before rally shooting, sources say

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: There are still key questions about Trump’s injuries after attempted assassination

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack

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Minute-by-minute: Visual timeline of the Trump assassination attempt

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is shown covered by U.S. Secret Service agents after an incident during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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How the assassination attempt on Trump unfolded

Former President Donald Trump raises his fist to the crowd as he is surrounded by Secret Service agents at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13.

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In pictures: Trump injured in shooting at Pennsylvania rally

When is the next election event?

States holding elections: Arizona and South Dakota (runoff). The South Dakota runoff will be held if no candidate for US House receives more than 35% of the vote in the June primary.

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When did they say it? Biden and Trump on the campaign trail in 2020 and 2024

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024.

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Trump transformed the federal judiciary. He could push the courts further right in a second term

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2024.

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For Joe Biden, a career defined by proving the doubters wrong faces its biggest test

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5 ways a second Trump administration would be different from the first

Former President Donald Trump departs the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2024, after a meeting with House Republicans.

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Trump walks fine line on abortion, but allies and activists have big plans for a second term

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on July 11, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Democratic consensus solidifies around Harris, should Biden step aside

Former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Secret Service boosts and rethinks security for first Trump-Vance rally and campaign

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Inside the ‘doom loop’ of Joe Biden’s campaign

Facts First

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Fact-checking night 2 of the Republican National Convention

Fact check: Biden makes false claims about Israel, immigration and his administration’s spending

Fact-checking night 1 of the Republican National Convention

Polling & analysis

9 out of 10 voters say there are important differences between Biden and Trump. Here’s what they see as the biggest ones

CNN Poll: Most Americans don’t expect Trump to concede if he loses election

CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn’t the nominee

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What happens if a presidential candidate dies or has to leave the race?

Republican presidential nomination and delegates, explained

Focus on Congress

LaMonica McIver will win special election Democratic primary for deep-blue House seat in New Jersey, CNN projects

House Freedom Caucus chair files for recount in Virginia primary against Trump-backed foe

New York Rep. Pat Ryan calls on Biden to step aside, eighth congressional Democrat to do so publicly

Focus on issues

JD Vance said in 2022 he ‘would like abortion to be illegal nationally’

Biden to push for Supreme Court ethics reform, term limits and amendment to overturn immunity ruling, sources say

Trump isn’t leaving himself many options to save Social Security

The money race

More: Details on campaign and outside committee fundraising.

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‘Everything is frozen’: Donors hold back dollars amid fallout over Biden’s candidacy

Jul 10, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a visit to the Roxborough Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office in Philadelphia on July 7.

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Biden pitches himself to top donors as Democrats’ best bet against Trump

Jul 8, 2024

President Joe Biden, center, arrives at Fort Lesley J. McNair accompanied by grandson Beau Biden, obstructed from left, son Hunter Biden, Melissa Cohen Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

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Biden campaign gets a bit of good news as it announces it hauled in $127 million in June

Jul 2, 2024

Biden and Trump clinch their parties’ nominations for president

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have earned enough delegates to win their parties’ presidential nominations and are headed for a November rematch.