Aug 17 WATCH: Joe Biden holds a panel with criminal justice activists at Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Biden will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in a live speech Thursday night, but he’ll be seen and heard every night of the convention in some form. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 7:10 Buttigieg: Trump 'doesn't care about any of us,' but Biden does As the Democratic National Convention proceeds, the NewsHour will be talking to some prominent members of the party. We start with Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was competing against former Vice President Joe Biden for the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:39 Sen. Coons on how Biden can unite America in a time of crisis Delaware Senator Chris Coons has known former Vice President Joe Biden and his family for three decades and is one of Biden’s closest allies in Washington, D.C. In fact, Coons will be helping to introduce Biden when he accepts the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's DNC, Trump vs. USPS NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, President Trump’s counter-programming during a big week for former Vice President… Continue watching
Aug 17 Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The conversation is one of multiple recordings that were leaked as part of what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a Russian effort to denigrate the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ahead of November's election. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris By Bill Barrow, Associated Press As Democrats gather virtually this week to nominate Joe Biden for the presidency, party leaders and activists across the political spectrum agree on one unifying force: their desire to defeat President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 17 Politics This Morning: What to expect from the DNC By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in an unprecedented and largely virtual format. Join the PBS NewsHour’s Daniel Bush and Lisa Desjardins for a preview of what to expect from the week and what to watch on the first… Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The stop in Mankato is part of his plan to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday. Continue reading
Aug 15 AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump greeted the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this past week with a litany of distortion and falsehoods, raging against cases of voting fraud where they didn’t exist and declining to quash conspiracy theories… Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Biden, Harris sign documents ahead of Democratic National Convention By Associated Press The Democratic National Convention formally begins Monday, but there will be no physical gathering place, no cheering audience, no balloons. Continue reading