Politics Aug 21 Teacher, coach and veteran, Tim Walz makes his primetime DNC debut to accept VP nomination Facing the biggest moment of his political career to date, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will introduce himself to voters during his primetime speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz…
Politics Aug 20 What to expect on Night 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention As Democrats kick off the second night of their national convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are campaigning at the same Milwaukee venue where Donald Trump was named the GOP presidential nominee last month. The DNC’s theme on…
Politics Aug 19 What voters are saying about Harris’ policy proposals ahead of the Democratic convention To win the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris will need two key constituencies to show up in swing states across the country: Black voters and young voters. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.
Politics Aug 18 A look ahead to this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago This week in Chicago, Democrats will formally nominate a very different presidential candidate than they expected to just a couple of months ago. News Hour anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett plus White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López discuss what the…
Politics Aug 16 As 2024 Democratic National Convention kicks off, here are 4 things to watch Convention festivities will take place over the course of a week, and will culminate in Harris’ ceremonial acceptance speech Thursday night.
Politics Aug 07 Dearborn mayor: ‘The door is cracked open’ for Harris to address frustrations over Gaza When President Biden was the Democratic candidate, he faced intense scrutiny from many Muslim and Arab Americans over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. The city of Dearborn, Michigan, is home to one of the largest populations of Muslim Americans.
Politics Aug 02 Why the Harris campaign and Democrats are leaning into calling Trump ‘weird’ The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the number of delegates in a virtual roll call to win the party’s nomination. While on the campaign trail, Harris is calling her opponent Donald Trump “weird.”…
Politics Jul 30 Republican mayor from border state explains why he just endorsed Harris for president Since Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign, she’s racked up endorsements from former presidents, party leaders in Congress and won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Now, the Harris campaign announced the support of more than a…
Politics Jul 25 Harris courts key voting blocs as Trump shifts strategy following Biden’s exit Vice President Kamala Harris was in Houston Thursday honing her campaign message. Four days into her bid for president, she is starting to see a surge of support and new openness from key voting blocs that could ultimately determine the…
Politics Jul 24 Biden explains decision to end 2024 bid in Oval Office address In an address from the Oval Office, President Bident explained his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.