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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 24, 2024.
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Trump once trashed bitcoin as ‘based on thin air.’ Now, he’s addressing crypto’s largest convention
Harris campaign slams Trump’s ‘strange speech’ at conservative summit
Kamala Harris praised ‘defund the police’ movement in June 2020 radio interview
Trump tells Christians they ‘won’t have to vote anymore’ if they get him reelected this November
Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt

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President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid.
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Biden’s Oval Office address now hands debate over democracy to Harris
How Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump
Vance’s selection solidifies Trump’s hold over the GOP
Harris gets a dream start, but the task ahead is monumental
What to know about the 25th Amendment and Joe Biden as Republicans allege a ‘cover-up’
Of 49 US VPs, only 4 accomplished what Harris is attempting

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Video Trump urges Christians to vote: ‘You won’t have to do it anymore’ 2:35
Video JD Vance tries to clean up “cat ladies” comment, doubles down on policies 11:48
Video Why Kamala Harris may get the vote of White women who are on the fence 3:05
Video Vetting underway for Harris’ running mate 7:40
Video Summer of Surprises in Politics 5:22
Video Does Vice President Harris have a path to 270? 4:44

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President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 24, 2024.
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Trump once trashed bitcoin as ‘based on thin air.’ Now, he’s addressing crypto’s largest convention
US Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at West Allis Central High School during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. Harris is in Wisconsin to start her presidential campaign after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Focus on Congress

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Focus on issues

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Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign event for Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks on Gun Violence Awareness Day at Kentland Community Center on June 7, 2024 in Landover, Maryland.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the stage at a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia.
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Kamala Harris formally takes over Biden-Harris campaign account – she’s the only one who could
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Of 49 US VPs, only 4 accomplished what Harris is attempting
<p>Ariana Baio, U.S. News Reporter for The Independent, tells CNN's Jim Sciutto that Gen Z has already set up a platform for success in Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. </p>
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 27: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at the National Forum on Wages and Working People: Creating an Economy That Works for All at Enclave on April 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are attending the forum, held by the Service Employees International Union and the Center for American Progress Action Fund, to share their economic policies. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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The money race

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The 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.
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Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris
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Kamala Harris formally takes over Biden-Harris campaign account – she’s the only one who could
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban during an even the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 01, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. During the speech, Vice President Harris spoke about Florida’s new abortion ban and how it threatens doctors and nurses with criminal prosecution, and how it bans abortion at a point before many women even know they are pregnant.
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Harris makes direct fundraising appeal on social media after Biden drops out of 2024 race
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

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
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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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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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Biden and Trump clinch their parties’ nominations for president

Joe Biden won a majority of the pledged delegates during the Democratic primary process, but ended his campaign for reelection before being officially nominated.

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