Aug 18 Watch 4:17 Democratic delegates gear up to support Biden -- from afar More than 35 million Americans voted in Democratic presidential primaries this year. But when it comes to officially nominating former Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, nearly 4,000 delegates have the responsibility. This year, the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Politics This Morning: What to expect from Night 2 of the DNC By Daniel Bush, Amna Nawaz The PBS NewsHour’s Daniel Bush and Amna Nawaz talk about the biggest moments from the first night of the Democratic National Convention and what to watch on Night 2. Continue reading
Aug 18 Television viewership down for unconventional convention By David Bauder, Associated Press Preliminary estimates show 18.7 million people watched the first night of the virtual Democratic convention on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel. That's down from nearly 26 million who saw the first night of Hillary Clinton's nominating… Continue reading
Aug 18 Ballot drop boxes seen as a way to bypass the post office By Astrid Galvan, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Such boxes have been used with success for several years in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado that rely overwhelmingly or entirely on ballots that have to be sent in. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks on immigration in Yuma, Arizona By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump aimed to highlight his immigration agenda in Yuma, Arizona, and receive an update on construction of his southern border wall, making his second trip to the city in less than a month. Continue reading
Aug 18 Republicans for Biden, a call for justice and other highlights from Night 1 of the DNC By Candice Norwood Democrats made history as they kicked off the first ever virtual convention Monday night. 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 4:10 Democrats kick off unprecedented virtual convention By Amna Nawaz The Democratic Party is making history Monday night by holding its first national convention to nominate a president remotely, in scores of different locations around the country. The shift to a virtual event was, of course, made necessary by the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:54 How Democrats and Trump are approaching a big week in politics The Democratic National Convention is kicking off Monday night in an unprecedented virtual format. Events will be anchored from Milwaukee, the convention’s original host city, but occur at various locations across the country. Meanwhile, President Trump spent the day holding… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:54 Former USPS board chair questions timing, motives for mail policy changes The battle surrounding the U.S. Postal Service is intensifying. After the postmaster general made policy changes affecting mail delivery that could potentially jeopardize mail-in voting in November, House Democrats said they'll draft legislation in response -- even changing their summer… Continue watching