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
Is America 'not divided as it seems'?
President Obama recently said the US is not as divided as it seems. What do people at the RNC think? Ted, a Trump supporter, told the BBC Democrats try to divide people by race and keep them at war with each other. "Unless we make a stand, and stick together, we're not going to have a country," said Jim, a Trump supporter.
Melania Trump's speech grabbed headlines for allegedly plagiarising portions of Michelle Obama's 2008 speech. But what did Republicans at the convention think of it?
"I thought her speech was fantastic," one delegate told the BBC. "If they found something with Melania's Trump's speech, that's their problem."
Another said people like her because she supports her husband.
It wasn't all positive - a Louisiana delegate said it was "disturbing".
What Republicans thought of Melania Trump's speech
Image source, Getty ImagesWith the nomination confirmed, Donald Trump becomes the sixth GOP nominee from the state of New York; California and Ohio have fielded five candidates each since the party's inception in 1854. Trump joins the Empire State roll call of Theodore Roosevelt (1904), Charles Evans Hughes (1916), Wendell Wilkie (1940), Thomas Dewey (1944, 1948) and Dwight D Eisenhower (1952, 1956).
Image source, APWith New York's vote, Donald Trump officially clinches the Republican nomination for US president. He is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday night.
"It's unbelievable, it's surreal, I'm so proud of my father," said Ivanka Trump after her father officially cinched the Republican nomination for president.
Donald Trump Jr called it "one of the more surreal moments of my life" and said his nomination is "historic".
"It's a real movement, he's a real person who's gotten stuff done, and he wants to bring that to this country," he said.
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Ousted Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski called for campaign chairman Paul Manafort to resign over the Melania Trump plagiarism scandal, drawing the ire of the son, external of the New Hampshire delegation head's "friend," Donald J Trump Jr. Meanwhile, CNN continues to receive questions regarding their hiring choices.
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Former Trump staffer Corey Lewandowksi was proud to announce New Hampshire's selection of his former boss.
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Ohio announces that its votes would go for its governor and former presidential candidate John Kasich.
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Michigan "passed" on its roll call vote. Why?
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State delegations are putting forth their nominations for president. Most go for Trump but some dissent. The District of Columbia delegation screamed "Nooo" as their votes went to Mr Trump despite Marco Rubio winning the primary there.
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Image source, EPAThe main action this evening will be to formally nominate Donald Trump, a process led by top Republican leaders in Congress - Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, plus some additional speeches. Here’s who will be at the podium this evening:
Image source, HasbroSparkle Twilight briefly became a Republican talking point on Tuesday
Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer argued on MSNBC on Tuesday that the phrases in question in Melania Trump's speech were common and have often been used by pop singers and cartoon characters.
"Melania Trump said, 'You work hard for what you want in life,' Akon said, 'Work hard for what you get in life,' John Legend said, 'Work hard,'" Mr Spicer told MSNBC. "Melania Trump said, 'the strength of your dreams and the willingness to work for them,' Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony said, 'This is your dream, anything you can do dream.'"
John Legend was quick to distance himself from the controversy throwing a Taylor Swift reference for good measure.
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Image source, White House PhotoSpeechwriter Sarah Hurwitz with President Barack Obama
The Trump campaign has been accused of lifting portions of Michelle Obama's 2008 speech to the Democratic National Convention and using them in Melania Trump's remarks on Monday. Former Obama staff members were quick to note that Sarah Hurwitz, the woman who wrote Mrs Obama's 2008 speech also worked for Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2008. Ms Hurwitz is credited with writing Mrs Clinton's "18 Million Cracks" speech - one of Mrs Clinton's most famous and memorable speeches.
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The Washington Post profiled Ms Hurwitz, external in June.
Ms Hurwitz told the Post that Mrs Obama was very involved in the writing process.
“She clearly said to me: ‘Okay, this is who I am. This is where I come from. This is my family. These are my values, and this is what I want to talk about at the convention,’ ” Ms Hurwitz recalled. “I realised then that Michelle Obama knows who she is, and she always knows what she wants to say.”
Image source, APCloaked in shadow, Donald Trump made a dramatic entrance to the Republican National Convention on Monday to the booming chorus of Queen's We Are the Champions. But the surviving members of the British rock band were far from flattered. Queen has joined several other pop acts including Adele who have told the campaign to stop playing their songs at events.
"Sony/ATV Music Publishing has never been asked by Mr. Trump, the Trump campaign or the Trump Organisation for permission to use `We are the Champions' by Queen. On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the repeated unauthorised use of the song after a previous request to desist, which has obviously been ignored by Mr. Trump and his campaign,'' a statement from the band's record label read.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBillboards scattered throughout Cleveland display political messages railing against Donald Trump as well as supporting the likely Republican presidential nominee.
One billboard depicts Mr Trump lip-locked with his one-time rival Senator Ted Cruz while another asks Republicans if they would prosecute a woman for taking an abortion pill.
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That concludes our live coverage of the day one of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is a rising star in the Republican Party and was a strong contender to be Donald Trump's running mate. However, Mrs Ernst's speech was pushed out of prime-time, giving her a small audience inside the convention hall.
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