Sunday, July 24, 2016

Donald Trump, Fact-Checked: Here Are Our Annotations Of His RNC Speech

This week, Trump accepted the GOP nomination, the nation got to meet Hillary Clinton's new running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, and North Miami police endured national headlines.
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