Aug 19 WATCH: Harris makes DNC entrance with energetic tribute to Biden By Hannah Grabenstein Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance and briefly spoke Monday evening on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: How Democrats could expand the Senate map in November, according to Sen. Gary Peters By Erica R. Hendry In an interview with PBS News on Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Peters said he thought Democrats could secure wins against Republican incumbents who aren't polling well in Texas and Florida. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Union leaders speak at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Liz Shuler, head of the AFL-CIO, said that Trump’s plans were “a CEO’s dream, but a worker’s nightmare.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 Platform approved by Democrats still mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ By Will Weissert, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Delegates at the Democratic National Convention voted Monday night to approve their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wasn't updated to reflect that President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson honored at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Jackson, 82, entered the stage in a wheelchair, holding up both thumbs up in triumph to a cheering crowd. Continue reading
Aug 19 Who was Fannie Lou Hamer? Here’s why DNC speakers keep mentioning her By Associated Press Hamer spoke on Aug. 22, 1964 — exactly 60 years before Kamala Harris is scheduled to accept the Democratic nomination… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 6:32 The Harris-Walz ticket has reinvigorated Democratic voters. Can they sustain the momentum? By Laura Barrón-López, Mike Fritz, Sam Weber From business owners to college students, Democrats have a new sense of hope around Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Laura Barrón-López speaks to voters in Chicago to see if the Harris campaign can maintain… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:26 What voters are saying about Harris’ policy proposals ahead of the Democratic convention By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat 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. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:43 Sen. Coons reflects on Biden’s presidency and ‘selfless’ decision to step aside By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Elizabeth Summers, Emily Carpeaux, Alexa Gold, Ryan Connelly Holmes Long before Chris Coons became a senator from Delaware, he was a Capitol Hill intern for then-Sen. Joe Biden. Amna Nawaz sits down with Coons to talk about his decades-long friendship with Biden and the president’s speech at the Democratic… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Rep. Madeleine Dean on what to watch in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a critical state in the 2024 presidential election, with both the Trump and Harris campaigns spending considerable time there. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania’s 4th district, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. Continue watching