RNC kicks off with speeches from Kimberly Guilfoyle, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Jr.

The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, with President Trump formally accepting the GOP presidential nomination to open the four-day event. Eschewing political norms, Trump appeared live and is expected to speak in primetime each night. Other speakers on night one included former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in front of their St. Louis home. Sen. Tim Scott, the most prominent Black Republican in the country, closed out the first night of the convention by accusing Democrats of wanting to impose a “socialist utopia” on the country.

Yahoo News original convention coverage:

• 5 takeaways from day 1 of the RNC

• Trump says Democrats trying to ‘steal’ election in RNC acceptance speech

• Tim Scott, for years a tepid Trump ally, gives the president a boost

• Republican convention showcases Black Trump supporters

• Donald Trump Jr. promises law, order and 'a light at the end of the tunnel'

• Nikki Haley blasts Democratic ‘lie’ at RNC: ‘America is not a racist country’

• St. Louis couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters back Trump at RNC

• Parkland father praises Trump for taking ‘action’ on school safety — and not on gun control

• Cancer survivor at RNC says Trump saved her life with ‘right to try’

• Yahoo News/YouGov poll: No convention ‘bounce’ for Biden — but he still leads Trump by 11