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Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his running mate at the Republican National

Convention in Milwaukee.

Mr. Trump wrote on true social that he believed Mr. Vance to be, quote,

best suited to the Vice Presidency.

Mr Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegi, once described himself as a, quote,

Never Trump guy.

A senator for Ohio since 2023, he is now one of the former president's most vocal cheerleaders.

Mr. Trump also secured enough votes for delegates to officially become the party's presidential

nominee two days after surviving an assassination attempt.

The motives of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old from Pennsylvania who shot Mr. Trump,

remain unknown.

A federal judge dismissed a case against Mr. Trump over his handling of classified documents.

Eileen Cannon, whom Mr. Trump appointed to the bench, argued that the appointment

of Jack Smith, the Special Council prosecuting the case, was unconstitutional because he has not been selected by the president or

confirmed by the Senate. Mr Smith will probably appeal against the ruling.

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