It's Tuesday, July 16th, and the nominee finally has a running mate.

We start here.

Former President Donald Trump kicks off the RNC

by announcing his vice presidential pick.

I formally declare President Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance

as the Republican nominees for President and Vice President of the United States.

Republicans say they want a message of unity,

so how does Senator JD Vance shape the ticket?

Meanwhile, Trump gets a shocking court victory.

Being inside that courtroom multiple times, it's not totally surprising to me.

Why a federal judge just threw out the case that some had called a slam dunk.

And it's the question some have been nervous to ask, how will the assassination attempt affect the election?

Violence and political violence is endemic

to American history.

Experts say the history books could offer a lesson.

From ABC News, this is start here.

I'm Brad Milkie. The enduring image of this weekend of course will be the image of Donald Trump

rising up from an assassination attempt, bloodied and tossled, he's just been clipped by a rifle's bullet,

about to be hustled into a car.

But immediately, he remembers people are watching him,

applauding for him, praying, everything is okay, and it's in that moment under a

huge American flag with a stream of blood across his face that he raises his fist.

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