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Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, tapes his speech for the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Eric Trump says father will prove doubters wrong again

The president's second son, Eric Trump, said Tuesday his family "lost friends" after his father's victory but it's only "pushed us to fight harder" for another victory after President Trump was counted out in 2016.

August 25, 2020
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pam Bondi rips Joe Biden on Hunter Biden ties to Ukraine, China

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday questioned former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's integrity, saying his son Hunter benefited from deals in Ukraine while his father handled policy in the eastern European country.

August 25, 2020
In this image from video, Jason Joyce, a lobsterman from Swan's Island, Maine, speaks from Washington, during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)

RNC day 2 stars workers, farmers from swing-states

Fishermen, dairy farmers and businessmen from key swing states vouched for President Trump late Tuesday, saying his get-tough trade policies and focus on blue-collar workers thawed their cold skepticism of Washington leadership and, in some cases, the idea of a Trump candidacy four years ago.

August 25, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump second-term agenda includes term limits for Congress

President Trump would push for congressional term limits and focus heavily on ending American reliance on China, his campaign said late Sunday, outlining a wish-list for a second term before the Republican National Convention.

August 23, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump lauds FDA emergency approval of convalescent plasma as coronavirus treatments

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval to a coronavirus treatment that uses antibodies in the blood plasma of survivors to help patients fend off the disease, one day after President Trump accused "deep state" figures at the agency of slow-walking therapeutics and vaccines trials to make him look bad.

August 23, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mariotti Building Products, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Old Forge, Pa. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump to Biden birthplace: ‘Survival of our nation’ at stake

President Trump stepped on Joseph R. Biden's big moment accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, showing up on the outskirts of his rival's birth city to warn Pennsylvanians they would forfeit their guns, fracking and idyllic suburbs if the other side wins in November.

August 20, 2020
In this file photo, then-White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on cybersecurity in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump says he feels ‘very badly’ about Bannon charges

President Trump said Thursday he feels "very badly" about the arrest of Stephen Bannon on wire fraud charges but distanced himself from his former strategist and the border-wall fundraising project that led to the alleged crimes.

August 20, 2020