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In this image from video, Eva Longoria, serving as moderator, speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

Eva Longoria kicks off DNC

The honor of addressing the virtual convention first fell to actress Eva Longoria, an immigration rights activist who has used her platform as a Hollywood celebrity to air her grievances with the Trump administration.

August 17, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves tot the podium. To speak during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Bernie Sanders backers wary of Joe Biden tested at DNC

Pete D'Alessandro counters with what could be called the Stalin test when liberal activists question how he justifies supporting Joseph R. Biden after being all-in for Sen. Bernard Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary.

August 16, 2020
In this June 27, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Kamala Harris is Biden’s pick for running mate

Joseph R. Biden announced his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for his running mate Tuesday, making her the first Black woman to co-headline a presidential ticket and focusing the parameters of the 2020 presidential race.

August 11, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Joe Biden gives Republicans ammo on acuity question

Joseph R. Biden's push to make the presidential election "a battle for the soul of the nation" has been muddied by questions about his mental fitness that have dogged him for more than a year and burst into public view Wednesday with startling clarity.

August 5, 2020
In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 file photo, Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., reacts after drawing her number during the Member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tlaib drew 8 out of 85, which determines the order in which she gets to select her new Capitol Hill office. Ms. Tlaib easily claimed the Democratic nomination for her House seat in the August 4, 2020 Democratic primary, easily defeating a challenge from a Detroit city councilwoman. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rashida Tlaib claims victory in Democratic primary

The far-left insurgency in the Democratic Party gained momentum this week with "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush scoring wins in the latest round of primary elections.

August 5, 2020
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., right, laugh as they wait for other freshman Congressmen to deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to deliver to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rashida Tlaib-Brenda Jones primary an anti-establishment referendum

The splashiest Rashida Tlaib headline could come at her own expense in the Michigan primary Tuesday if her campaign goes down in flames against former Rep. Brenda Jones, the president of the Detroit City Council who has turned Ms. Tlaib's political stardom against her.

August 3, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, to highlight the new Republican coronavirus aid package. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mitch McConnell faces toughest test in fight to save Senate majority

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reputation for guiding the GOP out of hairy political situations is being put to the test once again as he tries to steer through the choppiest political waters of his long career and save the party's slim majority in the upper chamber.

July 28, 2020