As it happened - pivotal Obama and Trump speeches

Summary

Donald Trump is facing a slew of claims of sexual misconduct from women
In Florida on Thursday, he fought back by strongly dismissing the accusations
First Lady Michelle Obama decried his actions as "intolerable"
Last week a video tape emerged in which Mr Trump boasted of groping women
A series of recent polls suggest a fall in his support to rival Hillary Clinton

Live Reporting

Courtney Subramanian and Max Matza

Democratic Party platform is approvedpublished at 23:09 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Democratic delegates have approved their party's official policy platform, which includes several concessions to Bernie Sanders. The Vermont Senator was able to persuade fellow Democrats to adopt his progressive position on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and the federal minimum wage. He was not, however, able to enshrine opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a fair trade agreement between the US and several Asian countries. Hillary Clinton initially supported the trade pact, but has since reversed her position.
Bernie Sanders pushes back against convention floor protestspublished at 22:56 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Bernie Sanders emailed his delegates, urging them to resist booing or engaging in any protest on the convention floor.
Sanders' national press secretary Symone Sanders also took to Twitter to show support for the party.
Symone Sanders emphasised the election was not stolen from the Sanders campaign, despite revelations from leaked DNC emails over the weekend.
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The former spokeswoman for the Sanders campaign also urged for calm on Twitter:
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'Clinton as bad as Trump' say Bernie backerspublished at 22:44 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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The BBC's Ashley Gold spoke to protesters earlier in the day who said they were still fighting for Bernie Sanders.
Some demonstrators said they would rather vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein than cast their ballot for Clinton.
"Hillary became the nominee with the DNC helping her the whole time, so I don't think she needs our help," Joshua Camacho told the BBC.
"It's just a matter of finally feeling like we're being heard, and I don't think anybody here feels like anybody is listening to us."
Protesters in Philadelphia more outspoken than those in Clevelandpublished at 22:38 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Clinton and Sanders teams to unite on the floor - US mediapublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Crowds continue to disrupt the opening night in Philadelphia
Multiple US media outlets are reporting that Clinton and Sanders' floor whip teams are joining forces in an effort to calm a raucous crowd that continues to interrupt speakers.
Constant booing from the audience has made it difficult to convey party unity in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Sanders supporters see Kaine VP selection as a snub to Progressivespublished at 22:19 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Sanders supporters see Tim Kaine as too close to the Party establishment
Norman Solomon, a Bernie Sanders delegate from California who serves as national coordinator of the Bernie Delegates Network, says Hillary Clinton has a big problem on her hands.
Mr Solomon told reporters that he’s polled two-thirds of Sanders delegates at the Democratic National Convention, and more than 80% of them object to Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as the party’s vice-presidential nominee.
Mrs Clinton’s pick is too closely tied to the establishment they have been condemning, he contends, too much of a “neo-liberal” with corporate ties. Mrs Clinton should have opted for a more progressive alternate if she wanted to unify the party, he said.
“Putting him on the ticket is not reaching out,” he said. “If that’s reaching out, it’s political thumbs put in the eyes of Bernie Sanders supporters.”
Several of Solomon’s fellow California delegates echoed his concerns, pointing to the hacked Democratic National Committee emails as further evidence that the Democratic Party powers have no interest in supporting the Sanders “revolution” despite his strong showing during the primary season.
“Since the moment we got here, people have looked down on us as we walked past them with our Bernie campaign swag on,” said Manuel Zapata. “They throw party unity around like that’s something that will trigger us to jump for joy when they mention her name, yet everything in the past year has pulled away from party unity.”
Now, for Zapata, that frustration is boiling over into anger.
“We find it a little disrespectful that a madman like Donald Trump is reaching out to the progressive vote more than Hillary Clinton is,” he said.
DNC formally apologises to Bernie Sanderspublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been forced to step down
The Democratic National Committee formally apologised to former candidate Bernie Sanders for "inexcusable remarks made over email".
The chair of the DNC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced that she would step down after the convention, and that she would not preside over the four-day event in Philadelphia. She, and DNC staff members have been criticised over leaked emails that critics say show a bias towards Hillary Clinton. One staffer suggested using Senator Sanders religion against him during the primary campaigns.
"On behalf of everyone at the DNC, we want to offer a deep and sincere apology to Senator Sanders, his supporters, and the entire Democratic Party", the letter reads.
"The DNC does not -- and will not -- tolerate disrespectful language exhibited toward our candidates."
Bernie Sanders supporters continue to disrupt speakerspublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Supporters of Bernie Sanders remained vocal as the first night of the convention began, chanting "Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!" during the opening invocation.
The boos continued even as former congressman Barney Frank took the stage or with any mention of Hillary Clinton.
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Boyz II Men help kick off conventionpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Nineties boy band Boyz II Men took the stage to help kick off the convention with their hit, Motown Philly.
The group announced their performance in a tweet earlier today.
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Democratic Party delegates assemble in Philadelphiapublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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The mayor of Baltimore bangs the gavel to open the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia
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Bernie Sanders supporters march in the heat through the streets of Philadelphia
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"Thump Trump" stickers ready to be handed out to delegates on the convention floor
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And of course, the hats
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A donkey hat is worn to represent the Democrat Party
Convention is under way... but Baltimore mayor forgets to gavelpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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After pressure from party officials, departing Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz decided not to open the convention, leaving Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake to gavel in. It did not go smoothly.
Are Sanders supporters really anti-Clinton?published at 20:59 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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Despite the protests and boos in Philadelphia, Pew Research polling, external shows that 90 percent of Bernie Sanders supporters plan to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Mr Sander's Deputy Communications Director Mike Casa, external pushed back against the hashtag #DemsinDisarray, external, pointing to the Pew poll.
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Goodnight Clevelandpublished at 05:27 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
Thank you for following the BBC's live coverage of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. We'll be back next week with live coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Follow further updates on Donald Trump's acceptance of the Republican Party's nomination here:
US election: Donald Trump promises a 'safer' America
Bernie Sanders wins most retweets during Trump's speechpublished at 05:14 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
Twitter confirms that Bernie Sanders's post- questioning if Mr Trump is "running for president or dictator"- received the most retweets during Trumps acceptance speech.
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Too dark or tapping into the mood of the country?published at 05:12 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
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And it's official ...published at 05:05 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
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BBC News under the balloonspublished at 05:04 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
The BBC's Anna Bressanin was on the convention floor with Republican delegates as Donald Trump accepted his party's nomination, and of course, the balloons rained down.
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Check out reaction to Trump's speech on BBC Facebook Livepublished at 05:02 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
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The BBC’s Rajini Vaidynathan is inside the arena talking to delegates about their reaction Donald Trump's closing remarks.
Join the conversation on Facebook Live, external and tell us what you think.
Convention ends in a shower of balloons and confettipublished at 04:51 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
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Clinton response: 'America is better than Donald Trump'published at 04:49 British Summer Time 22 July 2016
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