Jul 27 Watch Illinois Candidate for the Senate Barack Obama Addresses the DNCC Elizabeth Brackett profiles Illinois Senate candidate and Democratic National Convention keynote speaker Barack Obama's rise to prominence in the Democratic party. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Illinois Candidate for Senate Barack Obama Addresses DNCC Gwen Ifill speaks with Illinois Senate candidate Barack Obama after his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston on Tuesday night. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Teresa Heinz Kerry Addresses Democratic Delegates The last speaker Tuesday evening will be Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of John Kerry. She will take the stage tonight already flooded by a spotlight of controversy. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Democrats Focus on the Economy Although Democrats are stressing their unity during this week's convention, wings of the party have vastly different plans for how to improve the economy, expand access to health care and create higher-paying jobs. Continue watching
Jul 26 Third Parties in the U.S. Political Process By Kristina Nwazota, News Desk The U.S. is home to more than 54 political parties, but only two parties -- the Democrats and Republicans -- dominate the modern American political process. Continue reading
Jul 26 Suicide Bombing Kills Three Near U.S. Base in Northern Iraq A suicide car bomb near a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed three Iraqis Monday and assassins shot and killed a senior Interior Ministry official, in the latest attack on officials in the interim Iraqi… Continue reading
Jul 26 Why National Party Conventions Merit Substantial News Coverage NewsHour media correspondent Terence Smith, reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Boston, describes why national party conventions merit substantial news coverage, despite claims that the staged events are not newsworthy. Continue reading
Jul 26 Kerry to Continue Campaigning During First Days of Convention Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., was in Florida Monday as part of his seven-day "Freedom Trail" trip that will take him to several battleground states and ends Wednesday night with his arrival at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Vice President Al Gore's Speech at the Democratic National Convention Former Vice President Al Gore, the Democrat's nominee in 2000 who won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college, opened the convention with a call for Democrats and independents to support John Kerry in 2004. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Senator Hillary Clinton's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., introduced her husband, former President Clinton, saying "he showed Democrats how to win again."… Continue watching