• Read Obama's full speech at the Democratic National Convention

    Read Obama's full speech at the Democratic National Convention

    Aug 20, 2020 03:13 AM EST

    Former U.S. President Barack Obama took the virtual stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night and implored voters to back his former vice president for the nation’s top job, arguing that “our democracy” is on the line.

  • Michelle Obama to highlight Biden's character in DNC speech

    Michelle Obama to highlight Biden's character in DNC speech

    Aug 17, 2020 09:59 PM EST

    ... Obama remains hugely popular with the Democratic base, and among Black women in particular, as well as with some of those outside the party. Her speech on the convention's opening night will be tantamount to the endorsement of Biden that some supporters had hoped she would make during the ...

  • WATCH: White House press secretary talks China sanctions, RNC speech, Belarus

    WATCH: White House press secretary talks China sanctions, RNC speech, Belarus

    Aug 10, 2020 04:48 PM EST

    ... strongly against China and will continue to do so." The press secretary also declined to comment on the location of President Donald Trump's acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination. Just before McEnany held her press briefing, Trump tweeted that the speech will be held at either the White ...

  • AP source: Biden won't go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech

    AP source: Biden won't go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech

    Aug 05, 2020 03:52 PM EST

    ... Wisconsin.”President Donald Trump has abandoned his own plans to accept the Republican nomination in person. On Wednesday, he mused about potentially making his acceptance speech from the White House. Biden and Democrats for months have moved toward a virtual convention, first by delaying the convention from its original mid ...

  • Trump considers giving GOP convention speech from White House

    Trump considers giving GOP convention speech from White House

    Aug 05, 2020 02:33 PM EST

    ... s speech capping the final night. Trump said in the Fox News interview that the convention will be a mix of virtual events and live speeches, including his remarks and a speech by first lady Melania Trump.The Washington Post had reported that Republican officials were considering using the White ...

  • WATCH: Lawmakers, civil rights experts testify on protecting free speech amid protests

    WATCH: Lawmakers, civil rights experts testify on protecting free speech amid protests

    Aug 04, 2020 06:00 PM EST

    Lawmakers on the Senate subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing on free speech regarding the right of peaceful assembly. Watch the hearing in the video player above.  The committee’s chair, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the hearing will center on “how Antifa and other anarchists are ...

  • WATCH: Pompeo declares U.S. engagement with China a failure in Nixon Library speech

    WATCH: Pompeo declares U.S. engagement with China a failure in Nixon Library speech

    Jul 23, 2020 10:32 PM EST

    ... isolation. Pompeo said western engagement with China could not continue as it has. “The free world must triumph over this new tyranny,” he said in speech to an invited audience that included exiled Chinese dissidents. “The old paradigm of blind engagement with China simply won’t get it done. We ...

  • WATCH: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's speech on standing up to sexism and 'violent language'

    WATCH: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's speech on standing up to sexism and 'violent language'

    Jul 23, 2020 10:16 PM EST

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor Thursday as she and other Democrats assailed a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women” whose adherents include President Donald Trump.

  • WATCH: Trump gives speech on deregulating programs during his administration

    WATCH: Trump gives speech on deregulating programs during his administration

    Jul 16, 2020 05:28 PM EST

    President Donald Trump will deliver remarks July 16 on his administration's efforts to roll back various regulations over the past three years.

  • WATCH: Trump gives speech on safely reopening schools amid COVID-19 pandemic

    WATCH: Trump gives speech on safely reopening schools amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Jul 07, 2020 05:27 PM EST

    Trump did not immediately explain how he would pressure governors, but he repeated an earlier claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not health reasons.