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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Tribal Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at the Department of the Interior in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris is running for president. Here’s how PolitiFact has rated her claims on abortion, the economy and Trump

President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris after viewing the Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Kamala Harris. How do the Democrats choose a 2024 nominee now?

Republican presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s RNC speech in Milwaukee was full of falsehoods about immigrants, the economy

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Trump shooting fuels reflection for journalists who covered Gabby Giffords shooting

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

RNC fact-check: What Trump VP pick JD Vance got right and wrong in his speech