8 takeaways from Trump's RNC speech — the first since his attempted assassination

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Trump walking out to deliver his address to the Republican National Convention on Thursday.
Trump walking out to deliver his address to the Republican National Convention on Thursday.

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I reread JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy.' He hasn't transformed as much as you think.

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Obama is telling close allies he knows Biden is in trouble

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Barack Obama next to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in theWhite House.
Barack Obama has privately discussed doubts about President Joe Biden's campaign, people familiar with the conversations told The Washington Post.

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Biden has botched his comeback plan. Now the calls to replace him are growing.

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U.S. President Joe Biden under a blue-to-red gradient treatment.

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Bernie Sanders concedes that Biden 'can't put 3 sentences together' sometimes

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President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House in April.
Sen. Bernie Sanders said it's fine if President Joe Biden "can't put three sentences together" as long as he puts forward a working-class agenda.

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Biden's support with Democrats continues to evaporate, with nearly two-thirds calling on him to drop out

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Biden at an event in Nevada on Tuesday.
A new poll found that Biden's support among rank-and-file Democrats has evaporated.

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Trump and his new VP are at odds over this nasty GOP House primary

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Sen. JD Vance at Trump's Manhattan trial in May.
Trump and one of his potential VP picks, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, have endorsed two different candidates in Arizona's 8th district.

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For 18 unprecedented days, Trump has kept coming out on top

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Biden's debate meltdown. A narrowly avoided assassination attempt. Now, a victory in one of his legal cases. It's only good news for Trump.

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Trump says he'll give a 'whole different speech' at the RNC after assassination attempt

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Trump shortly after a gunman tried to shoot him at a rally on Saturday.
Trump shortly after a gunman tried to shoot him at a rally on Saturday.

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Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet

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Secret Service agents huddle around Donald Trump after he was shot during a political rally.
The Secret Service is already facing tough questions over how former President Donald Trump was able to be shot during a political rally.

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