Andrew Craft

The first televised network broadcast of a political convention dates back to 1952. Political party conventions, before the advent of television, used to be the deciding factors in who Republicans and Democrats would nominate to run for president. Now, the candidates are almost always decided before the week-long events take place.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, doesn't see the need to bring back the Senate from its recess after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for House members to return to the Capitol to address the ongoing crisis with the U.S. Postal Service. Pelosi, D-Calif., on Sunday argued the post office has become “election central” due to the coronavirus pandemic while President Trump and Republicans have warned for months that universal mail-in ballots would cause widespread voter fraud in the election.

Before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were on the same presidential ticket, they were battling to win the Democratic primary and, in some instances, things got heated. It's hardly unusual to see former primary rivals come together once the presumptive nominee is chosen, but their past clashes are striking in light of this week's running mate announcement. BIDEN CALLS FOR MASK MANDATE Let's roll the tape: 1.