Joe Biden is using his 50 years of networking behind the scenes to get his vice-president the Democratic nod. There is a lot still to do, but the road ahead suddenly looks clearer.

After Joe Biden withdrew his quest for a second US presidential term, his own Vice-President now needs someone to do what she has just done, if she wins the White House. Let's meet the contenders.

Just days after surviving a shooting, the finger-jabbing Republican challenger has dialled down the rhetoric and the divisiveness. Has he had an epiphany, or is this just Trump being tactical?

Opposition would come from all angles.

The former president joins a long list of politicians to face the wrath of would-be assassins. He is one of the lucky ones. Plenty have not escaped with a bloodied ear.

Saturday's assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump is not the first time that a US president has survived an attempt on his life.

The former senator and attorney general is already the first woman and first African American to serve as vice president. Now that Joe Biden has withdrawn, will she be on the ballot?