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Donald J. Trump appears to be giving more weight to political calculations in selecting a running mate, by picking someone who “helps you get elected.” Read full article

Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, called for Biden to demonstrate “what will change that will enable him” to win in November. Read full article

The House Democratic leader shared few details about the meeting, and he did not say whether he told the president to end his re-election campaign. Read full article

The decision to withhold such enormous sums of money is one of the most concrete examples of the fallout from President Biden’s poor debate performance at the end of June. Read full article

Lingering worries about President Biden’s age could make Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia competitive, party operatives believe. Read full article

There isn’t much science to it. Read full article

After a tornado killed the grandmother who raised him in rural Mississippi, Jaden went to live with his uncle in Arkansas, leaving everything he had known behind. Read full article

Medical providers and public health experts worry that the health care system is poorly equipped to handle the influx. Read full article

The candidate is blurring the lines between politics and business and turning his tribulations into cash — selling Bibles, clothing he wore in a mug shot and the promise of political salvation. Read full article

The extreme heat that has lingered over the West for more than a week will push into the Midwest and Northeast by early next week, forecasters said. Read full article