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A man wears a mask of Donald Trump in front of the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Florida on February 12. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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After the assassination attempt, Trump gets a string of wins

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Andrea Lawful-Sanders, pictured in August 2021, resigned from her hosting position at WURD Radio after interviewing Biden with questions provided by his campaign. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a post-debate campaign rally on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Allison Joyce/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden tries to reassure voters after a shaky debate performance

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Then-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Donald Trump and then Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Vice presidents can make or break a candidate. Here's how Trump is choosing

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Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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When it comes to the Israel-Gaza war, the split in opinion is generational

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A notable chunk of people say they don't want to vote for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in November, according to recent polling. Brendan Smialowskijim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The 'double disapprovers' could decide the election. Here's what they have to say

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives with attorney Todd Blanche. Photo by Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump was found guilty on all counts. What comes next?

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the courtroom during his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial announced May 30, 2024 in a note to the court that it has reached a verdict, indicating that this would be delivered in less than an hour. Michael M. Santiago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In a historic verdict, Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in hush money trial

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An image characterizing the Whiskey Rebellion when a government inspector is tarred during the Insurrection of 1794 in the four western counties of Pennsylvania, caused by Hamilton's excise tax. Bettman hide caption

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

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Delegates from New York demonstrate in favor of the anti-war plank at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968. Anonymous/AP hide caption

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Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no

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Robert Kennedy, Jr., 2024 Presidential hopeful, meets with people at the New Hampshire State House Visitor Center, in Concord, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The US Supreme Court on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Court will hear arguments on April 25, 2024, on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?

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Four Americans representing four different perspectives on the U.S. economy. Courtesy of Arch City Defenders, Winton Machine Company, Bhavesh Patel and the Just One Project hide caption

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How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan in New York on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption

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President Biden in Chandler, Ariz., on March 20. Biden is running for reelection, but a surprising number of voters don't believe it. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Yes, Biden is really running in November. But a lot of voters say they doubt it

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Joseph Yusuf plays basketball with his daughter, Jakayla Morton, 11, in Alexandria, Va., on March 29. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Parents are struggling with high prices this year. It may shape how they vote

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