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The convention culminates in an evening that seems to celebrate literal combat and general brawn. Read full article

The president’s support from major donors in July is on track to raise half of its June amount if he remains in the race, according to four people briefed on his campaign’s finances. Read full article

Southwest Key, the Texas-based nonprofit that is the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied minors who arrive at the southern border, has faced federal scrutiny before. Read full article

Mr. Biden’s legal team pointed to a decision by a federal judge in Florida, who ruled that the special counsel in Mr. Trump’s case, Jack Smith, had been unconstitutionally appointed. Read full article

As Democratic speculation grew that President Biden might be forced to give way to his vice president, she rallied supporters in North Carolina and went after her new counterpart on the Republican ticket. Read full article

The escaped prisoner was living in Macon, Ga., for over a decade and was using the identity of a child who died in Texas in 1962, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Read full article

The president’s appearance, and his campaign’s momentum, changed dramatically during a two-day swing in Nevada that was cut short when he tested positive for Covid. Read full article

J.D. Vance, the Republicans’ vice-presidential nominee, wants to center the working class in a Trump second term, but economists on the left and right question whether his prescriptions would actually help. Read full article

Sandra Hemme, 64, was sentenced to life prison in 1981 for the killing of a library worker. Her case was recently overturned after new evidence established her innocence. Read full article

She has spent more than 20 years with the agency and provided security for President Bill Clinton, Vice President Dick Cheney and other leaders. Read full article