Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Chipped and worn, like frescoes discovered under a blanket of ash in the ancient city of Pompeii, the numbers above the door, “2120,” were the first real indication one was about to step into history. With the daytime... Read More
CHICAGO — While the main purpose of last week’s Democratic National Convention was to reintroduce America to Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, health care was never far from center stage. In fact, over the course of... Read More
CHICAGO — The balloons have dropped, thousands of delegates have cheered themselves hoarse, and Vice President Kamala Harris has formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president. But on Friday, as the party’s national committeemen and women convened for the business... Read More
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver the biggest speech of her political career Thursday night as she formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president. All week the United Center, ordinarily home to the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks,... Read More
WASHINGTON — As one set of Israel-Hamas war protesters pushed against police lines in Chicago this week, another group is suing over a confrontation last fall outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. The nine people who filed... Read More
WASHINGTON — The rules committee of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday approved a virtual nomination process that will assure the party has a nominee two weeks before it gathers in Chicago, Illinois, for the pomp and circumstance of its... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday selected Chicago to be the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The convention is slated to be held at the city’s United Center from Aug. 19 to 22, and the... Read More
The Democratic National Convention is over and — no surprise — Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination for president on Thursday night. In all the decades he coveted the presidency, Biden probably didn’t picture the moment quite as understated as... Read More
When Joe Biden steps to the podium Thursday night as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, he will offer himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm — and as a bridge. A 77-year-old steeped in the American political establishment for a... Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy could falter if President Donald Trump is reelected, a stunning rebuke of his successor that was echoed by Kamala Harris at the Democratic Convention as she embraced her historic role as the... Read More
MILWAUKEE — Democrats opened their four-day national convention Monday with relentless attacks on President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis and stoking of racial divisions, enlisting Republican defectors, Democratic rivals and ordinary Americans to broaden support for Joe Biden’s... Read More
MILWAUKEE, Wis.— Former Vice President Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee, Wis., later this month to accept the Democratic presidential nomination due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Party officials also said Wednesday none of the other planned... Read More
