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Abe Hamedeh, seen here in a 2022 photo, beat out a crowded field in the Republican race for Arizona's 8th Congressional District with Trump's endorsement, even after Trump also backed his rival Blake Masters. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speaks with reporters after walking off “Trump Force 2” at Reno-Tahoe International Airport on July 30, 2024 in Reno, Nevada. Vance is the subject of a joke that went viral on social media last week, highlighting the challenges of sorting fact from fiction in a contentious presidential election. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Vance rumors and X

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Republican presidential nominee and President Donald Trump speaks at a panel moderated by, from left, ABC's Rachel Scott, Semafor's Kadia Goba and Fox News' Harris Faulkner at the National Association of Black Journalists convention Wednesday in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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Harris takes the oath of office as San Francisco's district attorney on Jan. 8, 2004. Her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, holds a copy of the Bill of Rights. George Nikitin/AP hide caption

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Harris says her mother has been her biggest influence. Who was Shyamala Gopalan?

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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer speaks about voting machine malfunctions at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix on Nov. 9, 2022. Richer lost a Republican primary on Tuesday, according to a race call by The Associated Press. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Xi Jinping, China's president, during a news conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 8. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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CHINA US ELECTION

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Vice President Harris waves during a packed campaign rally Tuesday in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP hide caption

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SHIFTING ELECTORAL BATTLEGROUND MAP

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Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake waves to supporters as she arrives on stage after being declared her party's primary winner on Tuesday in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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AZ Primary Results

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A childhood friend paints a picture of Kamala Harris' upbringing

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Ronald Rowe, Secret Service acting director, testifies Tuesday about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption

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Social media account with extremist comments could be tied to Trump gunman, FBI says

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Former President Donald Trump, seen here on October 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz., previously backed Blake Masters, right, in a Senate bid he ultimately lost. Trump's now offering dual endorsements to Masters and Abe Hamadeh, his primary challenger in a House race. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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The crowd cheers as former President Donald Trump, right bottom, and Sen. JD Vance attend their first campaign rally together in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 20. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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GOP TIKTOK STRATEGY

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Kamala Harris, then the San Francisco district attorney, poses for a portrait on June 18, 2004. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Harris is leaning into her history as a prosecutor. It's not the first time

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Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  CBS via Getty Images; Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 17 in Milwaukee. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she is introduced during the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.'s Grand Boulé, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Darron Cummings/AP hide caption

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Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

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