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First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second night of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims

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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo workers construct staging on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Donald Trump is expected to speak to the Republican National Committee convention from the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

White House stiffs campaign loyalists; appoints player in Ukraine platform debacle

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Then-Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., speaks in Miami, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Democrats are sharpening attacks on a former congressman who was quietly elected to the Miami GOP's executive committee despite a federal investigation into a $50 million lobbying contract with a favorite Republican target in south Florida: Venezuela's socialist government. Rivera's election to the 160-member committee, which has not been previously reported, was largely overlooked amid the results of Miami's Aug. 18 primaries. AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Ex Miami lawmaker hired by Venezuela elected to GOP board

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a crowd of supporters at Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pa. on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Christopher Dolan / The Times-Tribune via AP)

Trump’s moment: What’s at stake for GOP as convention begins

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

President Trump is shown here in this undated file photo with RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

A civil war over Donald Trump and the GOP platform?

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

The nominating conventions for the Democrats and Republicans went virtual and balloon-free this year. Convention-goers won't be showered with the traditional balloon-release celebration. (Associated press)

Virtual nominating conventions deflate balloon-drop tradition

By James Varney - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a crowd of supporters at Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pa. on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Christopher Dolan / The Times-Tribune via AP)

RNC activists say Trump rule breaking, winning record will rebut Democrats

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Protesters express themselves to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police bike officers at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and College Street in uptown Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation Manufacturing Plant in Clyde, Ohio. The presidential election outlook in the Buckeye State has gotten a little nuttier. Ohio Republicans are trying to rally and present a united front heading into their party's national convention, following a week when one of their best-known politicians spoke for Joe Biden to the Democrats' convention, their state attorney general challenged Trump about his mail policy. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Ohio Republicans try to regroup in crucial state for Trump

By DAN SEWELL and JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence listens to a reporter's question during a meeting with President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump says Democrats’ convention was ‘gloomiest’ in history

By ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Robert Brown Public Relations shows Greg Lindberg. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn scheduled sentencing on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, for insurance magnate Lindberg, John Gray and former Rep. Robin Hayes for their roles in trying to bribe the state's top insurance regulator. (Robert Brown Public Relations/Greg Lindberg via AP, File)

N.C. political donor gets 7 years in prison, Hayes probation

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Senate Republicans preparing $500B virus relief proposal

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this image from video, former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams, center, and others, speak during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

Key takeaways from night 2 of the Democratic convention

By BILL BARROW and NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Trump’s missing DNA

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 12, 2020, file photo, Arjan Walia votes during a special election in Santa Clarita, Calif. With the November election approaching Democrats are strengthening their hold on California, a state the party has dominated for years, voter registration figures showed Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Voter numbers show Democrats strengthen hold on California

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Supporters stand with construction executive Marjorie Taylor Greene, right, as she's on the phone, late Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Rome, Ga. Greene, criticized for promoting racist videos and adamantly supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

QAnon-supporting candidate unrepentant despite GOP criticism

By BEN NADLER and RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., ask questions during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Welch faces is seeking re-election in Vermont's Aug. 11, 2020, Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Welch challenged by GOP nurse

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

Volunteers Anthony Hall, left, and Patricia Nelson, right, prepare ballots at Rawson Elementary School, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Connecticut voters choose Trump, Biden in final 2020 primary

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

This Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 arrest photo provided by the Wethersfield, Conn., Police Department shows Thomas Gilmer. Gilmer, a Connecticut congressional candidate for Congress, abruptly ended his campaign the day he was facing a primary election following his arrest for an alleged domestic assault, the state Republican Party said Tuesday. (Wethersfield Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

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