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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who addressed the 15 member nations of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, reiterated that the Trump administration will continue its maximum pressure campaign in order to rein in Tehran.

"The Democrats are trying to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not his policies, not the issues, but on Donald Trump himself," longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz told CNBC on Friday.

In prepared remarks, DeJoy said "a false narrative has developed" that his changes at the post office "are somehow designed to harm the ability of voters to use the mail to vote."

"President Trump is serious about protecting our information, our networks and the American people," Pompeo told CNBC.

Outside of Joe Biden's nomination acceptance speech, remarks from Mike Bloomberg and 13-year-old Brayden Harrington were among the Democratic convention highlights.

Joe Biden on the final night of the Democratic National Convention will officially accept his party's nomination for president.

Joe Biden capped an unprecedented, virtual Democratic National Convention by accepting the party's 2020 presidential nomination.

Biden's Democratic National Convention speech projected stability, humanity and trustworthiness, qualities that he portrayed as the antidote to four years of President Donald Trump.

Iran's show of force comes as a U.N.-imposed arms embargo is set to expire in October.

This will be Democratic nominee Joe Biden's biggest speech ever, one that he has been waiting to deliver for decades.

Former senior White House strategist Steve Bannon and three associates were arrested on charges of defrauding donors in a fundraising scheme for their "We Build the Wall" campaign.

Steve Bannon and numerous other people connected to Trump, either through his 2016 campaign, his presidency or his business, have been charged with crimes.

The ruling comes a month after the Supreme Court rejected the president's claims of absolute immunity from state criminal subpoenas.

Sen. Bill Cassidy becomes the second U.S. senator to test positive for Covid-19 after Sen. Rand Paul.

In their Democratic National Convention speeches, former President Barack Obama and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris highlighted structural racism and voter suppression.

Kamala Harris and Barack Obama were at center stage during the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

Obama's speech was a scorching critique of President Donald Trump and a passionate plea to Democrats to vote early.

The California senator and vice presidential nominee described the vision of America that she was raised with, and contrasted that against the nation under President Donald Trump.

Kamala Harris will accept the vice presidential nomination, and Barack Obama will vouch for his own ex-running mate Joe Biden at the 2020 DNC.

Two of the most respected speakers in politics today, former President Barack Obama and vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris will headline the night, so expect fireworks.