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DNC Day 2: Delegates nominate Harris in ceremonial roll call; Obamas to deliver primetime speeches
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The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day Tuesday.Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at the DNC, a day after the unofficial farewell for President Joe Biden, who served eight years as Obama’s vice president. Biden won’t be in the hall to see his former running mate speak, as he departed Chicago Monday after delivering his own speech.With President Biden having addressed delegates, the week’s full focus now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov Tim Walz.Read live updates from Day 2 of the DNC below.Harris makes surprise video appearance as roll call wrapsIt was never really in doubt, but after the celebratory roll call, Rea confirmed Harris’ nomination as Democrats’ top-of-the-ticket pick. Harris was officially nominated earlier this month in a virtual roll call of delegates.Following the roll call, Rea tossed to incoming video from Harris’ and Walz’s campaign appearance in Milwaukee, where the two are on stage in the same arena that hosted Republicans last month for their convention. They entered the stage to Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” which has become an anthem for the campaign.“I thank everyone there and here for believing in what we can do together,” Harris said.That split screen moment created a powerful visual for Harris: two arenas simultaneously full of her supporters.Green Bay Packers shoutout met with boos in ChicagoWhen Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers took his turn at the mic during Democrats roll call vote Tuesday, he name-checked the Green Bay Packers football team.That did not sit well in Chicago, the DNC’s host city, where utterances of support for the Packers are often taken as fighting words by long-suffering Chicago Bears fans.Evers was showered with boos after name-checking the Packers.In their long-running Midwestern rivalry, the Packers routinely best the Bears, winning 107 games to the Bears’ 95.Delegates nominate Harris, WalzDelegates from all 50 states have voted to make Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz the Democratic presidential ticket in a ceremonial roll call.Harris to talk about Roe v. Wade in MilwaukeeHarris plans to draw attention to Trump saying Monday he had “no regrets” about appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion, according to an excerpt of the speech she plans to give in Milwaukee.“That’s because he hasn’t had to face the consequences,” Harris plans to say. “Women and families have. Well, we will make sure he does face the consequence at the ballot box this November.”As they awaited Harris’ speech, her supporters listened to the Chicago convention’s roll call blasting from the arena speakers.Video below: Hadley Duvall speaks about abortion rights at DNCThe odd coupleThey may be a somewhat unlikely pair, but DNC Secretary Jason Rae and DJ Cassidy are tag-teaming the celebratory roll call of states.Rae calls out the states and territories as they come up in the voting order, and Cassidy chimes in with occasional commentary as he flips from track to track for each batch of delegates.Why California and Minnesota passed during the roll callCalifornia and Minnesota, the home states of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have passed during the convention roll call — letting the party roll on.This year’s roll call has been unlike any in political history. But one tradition held, the one mandating that the home state of the nominee generally passes, then goes near the end to pass the deciding vote to formally clinch the nomination.This year, Minnesota, where Walz is governor, could get the count close and let Harris’ California and its motherlode of delegates put her over the top as the Democratic nominee.Sean Astin joins Indiana delegationActor Sean Astin, best known for playing the titular Notre Dame football player in “Rudy,” joined the Indiana delegation to help cast its 86 delegates for Harris and Walz.“I want what’s best for Indiana and that means electing Kamala Harris the first woman president of the United States of America,” Astin said. Delegates show off their home-state tunesDecked out in blue satin, DJ Cassidy is spinning a special song for each state in the roll call at the Democratic Convention.Alabama, obviously, got “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska announced their backing of Vice President Harris to “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man, a band from Wasilla. Florida committed its delegates to “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty, who was born in Gainesville. The rapper Lil Jon appeared over the music of DJ Snake’s “Turn Down for What” ahead of Georgia awarding its delegates to Harris.Lil Jon makes a surprise appearance during Harris roll callIn a surprise appearance, rapper Lil Jon joined the Georgia delegation to help deliver its 123 votes for Harris. The rapper’s hit song ‘Get Low’ has became a sort of rally cry for the Harris-Walz campaign in the last few weeks.‘Present’Under Democratic Party rules, only Harris garnered enough signatures to be entered into nomination. Votes for any other person or uncommitted votes were tallied as “present” during the virtual roll call earlier this month. Tuesday night’s “celebratory” vote is following that earlier’s roll calls vote total.The roll call beginsDemocrats are holding a “celebratory” roll call vote to nominate Harris on the second night of their convention in Chicago. The party held a virtual vote on Aug. 6 that made her the party’s official nominee. Tuesday’s vote is taking place with a DJ and light show in the United Center arena.Teamsters members make DNC appearance absent President Sean O’BrienWhile Teamsters President Sean O’Brien chose to speak at the Republican convention at Trump’s invite, members of his union decided to appear at the Democratic convention to say they’re with Vice President Harris. It was another jab at Trump for claiming to back workers even as his administration tried to restrict the power of organized labor, a sign of how Harris hopes to diminish his backing from blue-collar voters.“If they win, working people like my friends here from the Teamsters will pay the price,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., with several Teamsters by his side.Kenneth Stribling, a retired Teamster, then explained how the Biden administration had helped rescue the financially troubled pensions of union members like himself as part of its pandemic aid.“They got it done without one single Republican vote in Congress,” Stribling said. “They saved over 1 million pensions.”Democrats highlight former Trump voters who switched to supporting HarrisFor the second in as many nights, the Democratic convention has frequently featured stories from ordinary voters, who talked about voting for Trump in 2016 or 2020 or both, but said they wouldn’t do so again.The voters, filmed in what to be in their homes in states around the country, described being fed up with Trump’s criminal conviction, his frequent lying for political gain and his leading a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.The effort recalled Republicans, who during their convention featured frequent videos of “everyday Americans” to fire up their own crowd last month in Milwaukee.Trump’s former press secretary backs HarrisTrump’s former White House press secretary says she used to be a “true believer” who spent holidays with the Trump family, but now she’s backing Harris.Stephanie Grisham told Democratic delegates that Trump “mocks” his supporters behind closed doors and “has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth.”This fall, Grisham said she’s backing Harris because the Democrat “tells the truth, she respects the American people and she has my vote.”Grisham resigned from her White House post following the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, the first senior staffer to do so that day.She held no press briefings as Trump’s press secretary, explaining “unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand behind that podium and lie.”Common feels ‘fortunate’ to have Kamala HarrisRapper Common performed his hit song “Fortunate.” In the second verse, he changed the lyrics to say, “Fortunate, yo, we got the gold in Paris, we fortunate, y’all, for Kamala Harris.” The Chicago native also added in several ad-libs about “Chi Town” as the host city of the DNC.“I thank God for this moment in time where Kamala Harris will change the world for the better with love, hope and grace,” he said as he introduced the song. Grammy-winning gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds joined Common on stage, singing some of his song “God is God” between verses and vocalizing to “Fortunate.”Common, a Grammy and Oscar-winning musician and actor, is no stranger to political advocacy. He endorsed Biden in 2020 and performed at his rallies and had previously supported Obama’s campaigns. He also performed poetry at an event at the White House in 2011 at Obama’s invitation.The performance, which was followed by a funky instrumental rendition of “Tell Me Something Good,” signaled the convention’s shift out of its country music moment Monday into a focus on R&B and hip-hop.Democrats throw the book at Trump (again)One of Democrats’ favorite new political props, a massive book labeled Project 2025, made a repeat appearance at the second night of the DNC.On Tuesday, Malcolm Kenyatta, a Pennsylvania state representative and rising Democratic star, totted the book out onto the convention stage before roasting Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance.“Usually Republicans want to ban books, but now they are trying to shove this down our throats,” Kenyatta said.In a sign of how unpopular Project 20205 is with the public, Trump has disavowed the effort. Still, it was crafted by many leading conservatives who would likely hold influential positions in a future Trump administration.The book made its first appearance on Monday when Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow walked on stage and dropped the hefty tome on the top of the speaking lectern.Presidential grandsons stump for HarrisGrandsons of former Presidents Jimmy Carter and John F. Kennedy cast Vice President Haris in the same image as their famous family members.“Kamala Harris carries my grandfather’s legacy,” said Jason Carter. “She knows what is right.”He said the 99-year-old former president wishes he could be in attendance. “His body may be weak tonight, but his spirit is stronger than ever,” Carter said. “My grandfather can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris.”Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy’s grandson, said like when his grandfather was elected in 1960, “Once again, the torch has been passed to a new generation,” he said. “She believes in America like my grandfather did — that we do things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”Patti LaBelle performs ‘You Are My Friend’The DNC crowd didn’t get James Taylor singing “You’ve Got a Friend” but they did get another music legend — R&B star Patti LaBelle — singing “You Are My Friend.”LaBelle sang the stirring number during a memorial segment as the proceedings began for the evening. “God bless America, Kamala Harris!” she called out at the end.This isn’t the first time at the DNC for LaBelle — she wowed the crowd two decades ago at the 2004 convention with her rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come.”Last month, LaBelle kicked off her 8065 Tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles — “80 years of life, 65 years in music.” And in June, she sang “Oh, People” on the White House lawn for President Joe Biden’s Juneteenth concert, joined by Gladys Knight among other artists.Day 2 of the DNC has begunThe second day of the convention has officially been gaveled in.Obama will make the case for Harris during his DNC addressFormer President Barack Obama will use his remarks tonight to make the case for Harris’ election and lay out the task before Democrats in the coming 10 weeks.That’s according to an Obama aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss his speech in advance. Obama will also make the case for the values of the party and nation he believes are at stake in the race against Trump.The speech comes as Obama plans to increase his political activity this fall to support Democrats up and down the ticket. No credible danger following bomb threat, Secret Service and Chicago PD reportThe U.S. Secret Service and Chicago Police Department found no credible dangers after checking into bomb threats made Tuesday at “a number of locations” in downtown Chicago where the Democratic National Convention is taking place.Law enforcement cleared the affected areas and are continuing to assess any reported threats.Day 2 speakers:Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy CarterJack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. KennedyState Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, of PennsylvaniaKyle Sweetser, former Trump voterStephanie Grisham, former Trump White House press secretaryNabela Noor, content creatorSen. Gary Peters, of MichiganKenneth Stribling, retired TeamsterAna Navarro, television personality and political strategist Sen. Chuck Schumer, of New YorkSen. Bernie Sanders, of VermontGov. JB Pritzker, of IllinoisKen Chenault, business executiveGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, of New MexicoAngela Alsobrooks, U.S. Senate nominee in MarylandMayor John Giles, of Mesa, ArizonaDouglas Emhoff, second gentleman of the United StatesMichelle Obama, former first lady of the United StatesFormer President Barack Obama
CHICAGO —The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day Tuesday.
Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at the DNC, a day after the unofficial farewell for President Joe Biden, who served eight years as Obama’s vice president. Biden won’t be in the hall to see his former running mate speak, as he departed Chicago Monday after delivering his own speech.
With President Biden having addressed delegates, the week’s full focus now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov Tim Walz.
Read live updates from Day 2 of the DNC below.
Harris makes surprise video appearance as roll call wraps
It was never really in doubt, but after the celebratory roll call, Rea confirmed Harris’ nomination as Democrats’ top-of-the-ticket pick. Harris was officially nominated earlier this month in a virtual roll call of delegates.
Following the roll call, Rea tossed to incoming video from Harris’ and Walz’s campaign appearance in Milwaukee, where the two are on stage in the same arena that hosted Republicans last month for their convention. They entered the stage to Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” which has become an anthem for the campaign.
“I thank everyone there and here for believing in what we can do together,” Harris said.
That split screen moment created a powerful visual for Harris: two arenas simultaneously full of her supporters.
Green Bay Packers shoutout met with boos in Chicago
When Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers took his turn at the mic during Democrats roll call vote Tuesday, he name-checked the Green Bay Packers football team.
That did not sit well in Chicago, the DNC’s host city, where utterances of support for the Packers are often taken as fighting words by long-suffering Chicago Bears fans.
Evers was showered with boos after name-checking the Packers.
In their long-running Midwestern rivalry, the Packers routinely best the Bears, winning 107 games to the Bears’ 95.
Delegates nominate Harris, Walz
Delegates from all 50 states have voted to make Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz the Democratic presidential ticket in a ceremonial roll call.
Harris to talk about Roe v. Wade in Milwaukee
Harris plans to draw attention to Trump saying Monday he had “no regrets” about appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion, according to an excerpt of the speech she plans to give in Milwaukee.
“That’s because he hasn’t had to face the consequences,” Harris plans to say. “Women and families have. Well, we will make sure he does face the consequence at the ballot box this November.”
As they awaited Harris’ speech, her supporters listened to the Chicago convention’s roll call blasting from the arena speakers.
Video below: Hadley Duvall speaks about abortion rights at DNC
The odd couple
They may be a somewhat unlikely pair, but DNC Secretary Jason Rae and DJ Cassidy are tag-teaming the celebratory roll call of states.
Rae calls out the states and territories as they come up in the voting order, and Cassidy chimes in with occasional commentary as he flips from track to track for each batch of delegates.
Why California and Minnesota passed during the roll call
California and Minnesota, the home states of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have passed during the convention roll call — letting the party roll on.
This year’s roll call has been unlike any in political history. But one tradition held, the one mandating that the home state of the nominee generally passes, then goes near the end to pass the deciding vote to formally clinch the nomination.
This year, Minnesota, where Walz is governor, could get the count close and let Harris’ California and its motherlode of delegates put her over the top as the Democratic nominee.
Sean Astin joins Indiana delegation
Actor Sean Astin, best known for playing the titular Notre Dame football player in “Rudy,” joined the Indiana delegation to help cast its 86 delegates for Harris and Walz.
“I want what’s best for Indiana and that means electing Kamala Harris the first woman president of the United States of America,” Astin said.
Delegates show off their home-state tunes
Decked out in blue satin, DJ Cassidy is spinning a special song for each state in the roll call at the Democratic Convention.
Alabama, obviously, got “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska announced their backing of Vice President Harris to “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man, a band from Wasilla. Florida committed its delegates to “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty, who was born in Gainesville. The rapper Lil Jon appeared over the music of DJ Snake’s “Turn Down for What” ahead of Georgia awarding its delegates to Harris.
Lil Jon makes a surprise appearance during Harris roll call
In a surprise appearance, rapper Lil Jon joined the Georgia delegation to help deliver its 123 votes for Harris. The rapper’s hit song ‘Get Low’ has became a sort of rally cry for the Harris-Walz campaign in the last few weeks.
‘Present’
Under Democratic Party rules, only Harris garnered enough signatures to be entered into nomination. Votes for any other person or uncommitted votes were tallied as “present” during the virtual roll call earlier this month. Tuesday night’s “celebratory” vote is following that earlier’s roll calls vote total.
The roll call begins
Democrats are holding a “celebratory” roll call vote to nominate Harris on the second night of their convention in Chicago. The party held a virtual vote on Aug. 6 that made her the party’s official nominee. Tuesday’s vote is taking place with a DJ and light show in the United Center arena.
Teamsters members make DNC appearance absent President Sean O’Brien
While Teamsters President Sean O’Brien chose to speak at the Republican convention at Trump’s invite, members of his union decided to appear at the Democratic convention to say they’re with Vice President Harris. It was another jab at Trump for claiming to back workers even as his administration tried to restrict the power of organized labor, a sign of how Harris hopes to diminish his backing from blue-collar voters.
“If they win, working people like my friends here from the Teamsters will pay the price,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., with several Teamsters by his side.
Kenneth Stribling, a retired Teamster, then explained how the Biden administration had helped rescue the financially troubled pensions of union members like himself as part of its pandemic aid.
“They got it done without one single Republican vote in Congress,” Stribling said. “They saved over 1 million pensions.”
Democrats highlight former Trump voters who switched to supporting Harris
For the second in as many nights, the Democratic convention has frequently featured stories from ordinary voters, who talked about voting for Trump in 2016 or 2020 or both, but said they wouldn’t do so again.
The voters, filmed in what to be in their homes in states around the country, described being fed up with Trump’s criminal conviction, his frequent lying for political gain and his leading a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.
The effort recalled Republicans, who during their convention featured frequent videos of “everyday Americans” to fire up their own crowd last month in Milwaukee.
Trump’s former press secretary backs Harris
Trump’s former White House press secretary says she used to be a “true believer” who spent holidays with the Trump family, but now she’s backing Harris.
Stephanie Grisham told Democratic delegates that Trump “mocks” his supporters behind closed doors and “has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth.”
This fall, Grisham said she’s backing Harris because the Democrat “tells the truth, she respects the American people and she has my vote.”
Grisham resigned from her White House post following the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, the first senior staffer to do so that day.
She held no press briefings as Trump’s press secretary, explaining “unlike my boss, I never wanted to stand behind that podium and lie.”
Common feels ‘fortunate’ to have Kamala Harris
Rapper Common performed his hit song “Fortunate.” In the second verse, he changed the lyrics to say, “Fortunate, yo, we got the gold in Paris, we fortunate, y’all, for Kamala Harris.” The Chicago native also added in several ad-libs about “Chi Town” as the host city of the DNC.
“I thank God for this moment in time where Kamala Harris will change the world for the better with love, hope and grace,” he said as he introduced the song. Grammy-winning gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds joined Common on stage, singing some of his song “God is God” between verses and vocalizing to “Fortunate.”
Common, a Grammy and Oscar-winning musician and actor, is no stranger to political advocacy. He endorsed Biden in 2020 and performed at his rallies and had previously supported Obama’s campaigns. He also performed poetry at an event at the White House in 2011 at Obama’s invitation.
The performance, which was followed by a funky instrumental rendition of “Tell Me Something Good,” signaled the convention’s shift out of its country music moment Monday into a focus on R&B and hip-hop.
Democrats throw the book at Trump (again)
One of Democrats’ favorite new political props, a massive book labeled Project 2025, made a repeat appearance at the second night of the DNC.
On Tuesday, Malcolm Kenyatta, a Pennsylvania state representative and rising Democratic star, totted the book out onto the convention stage before roasting Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance.
“Usually Republicans want to ban books, but now they are trying to shove this down our throats,” Kenyatta said.
In a sign of how unpopular Project 20205 is with the public, Trump has disavowed the effort. Still, it was crafted by many leading conservatives who would likely hold influential positions in a future Trump administration.
The book made its first appearance on Monday when Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow walked on stage and dropped the hefty tome on the top of the speaking lectern.
Presidential grandsons stump for Harris
Grandsons of former Presidents Jimmy Carter and John F. Kennedy cast Vice President Haris in the same image as their famous family members.
“Kamala Harris carries my grandfather’s legacy,” said Jason Carter. “She knows what is right.”
He said the 99-year-old former president wishes he could be in attendance. “His body may be weak tonight, but his spirit is stronger than ever,” Carter said. “My grandfather can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris.”
Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy’s grandson, said like when his grandfather was elected in 1960, “Once again, the torch has been passed to a new generation,” he said. “She believes in America like my grandfather did — that we do things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
Patti LaBelle performs ‘You Are My Friend’
The DNC crowd didn’t get James Taylor singing “You’ve Got a Friend” but they did get another music legend — R&B star Patti LaBelle — singing “You Are My Friend.”
LaBelle sang the stirring number during a memorial segment as the proceedings began for the evening. “God bless America, Kamala Harris!” she called out at the end.
This isn’t the first time at the DNC for LaBelle — she wowed the crowd two decades ago at the 2004 convention with her rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come.”
Last month, LaBelle kicked off her 8065 Tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles — “80 years of life, 65 years in music.” And in June, she sang “Oh, People” on the White House lawn for President Joe Biden’s Juneteenth concert, joined by Gladys Knight among other artists.
Day 2 of the DNC has begun
The second day of the convention has officially been gaveled in.
Obama will make the case for Harris during his DNC address
Former President Barack Obama will use his remarks tonight to make the case for Harris’ election and lay out the task before Democrats in the coming 10 weeks.
That’s according to an Obama aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss his speech in advance. Obama will also make the case for the values of the party and nation he believes are at stake in the race against Trump.
The speech comes as Obama plans to increase his political activity this fall to support Democrats up and down the ticket.
No credible danger following bomb threat, Secret Service and Chicago PD report
The U.S. Secret Service and Chicago Police Department found no credible dangers after checking into bomb threats made Tuesday at “a number of locations” in downtown Chicago where the Democratic National Convention is taking place.
Law enforcement cleared the affected areas and are continuing to assess any reported threats.
Day 2 speakers:
- Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter
- Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy
- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, of Pennsylvania
- Kyle Sweetser, former Trump voter
- Stephanie Grisham, former Trump White House press secretary
- Nabela Noor, content creator
- Sen. Gary Peters, of Michigan
- Kenneth Stribling, retired Teamster
- Ana Navarro, television personality and political strategist
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, of New York
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont
- Gov. JB Pritzker, of Illinois
- Ken Chenault, business executive
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, of New Mexico
- Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. Senate nominee in Maryland
- Mayor John Giles, of Mesa, Arizona
- Douglas Emhoff, second gentleman of the United States
- Michelle Obama, former first lady of the United States
- Former President Barack Obama
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The Democratic National Convention began on Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists demonstrating near the United Center.President Joe Biden was the headline speaker for the first evening. Later this week, Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept the party’s nomination.Read live updates from DNC Day 1 below.Harris joins Biden onstage after DNC speech in which he says she’ll be a ‘historic president’Moments after Biden finished his speech, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff walked on stage to hug the president and first lady Jill Biden. Other relatives soon followed, including Biden’s son Hunter. Harris hugged Biden and said something that made both react in a way that looked very personal.Biden: ‘Those protestors out in the street have a point’Biden acknowledged the protests outside the convention and inside the arena as he spoke, saying, “Those protestors out in the street have a point. A lot of innocent people are being killed on both sides.”He reiterated his push to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire deal that would also see the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 in the attack that sparked the 10-month war. Biden recaps his White House accomplishmentsPresident Biden went through his White House highlights at the Democratic convention, trying to make the case for the lasting impact of his time in office.Many of his comments were familiar to those who have listened to past Biden remarks. He talked about more than 16 million jobs added under his watch, the investments in computer chip manufacturing, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the greater access to health care resources. Biden noted that investments made in new computer chip factories would enable workers to make six-figure salaries without needing a college degree.His goal had been to reframe people’s perspectives of his presidency, but those achievements that were supposed to anchor his reelection campaign never fully resonated with voters.Abandon Biden protesters unveil banner, only to have it wrestled awayA couple of protesters from the Abandon Biden movement unfurled a protest sign late Monday that read “STOP ARMING ISRAEL” in the Florida delegation section a few minutes after Biden began his speech. The group, which is pushing for third-party candidates, has been campaigning against Biden’s reelection campaign since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.Israel’s counterattack in Gaza has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, and devastated much of the territory. The war has plunged the territory of 2.3 million people into a humanitarian catastrophe, with aid groups now fearing an outbreak of polio.The sign was quickly wrestled away from the protesters and the lights in that section of the convention were turned off. Other convention goers responded to the protest by chanting “We love Joe” and holding up their banners in support of the president.President Biden welcomed to the stage with a five-minute standing ovationPresident Joe Biden came out to give his convention speech — only to be greeted with roughly five minutes worth of cheers, applause and chants of “Thank You, Joe.”“Thank you,” the president said repeatedly, as he took in the moment. The crowd in Chicago’s United Center held up signs with heart signs that said they loved him.“I love you all,” Biden said to a party that weeks earlier had worried about his ability to beat Donald Trump, causing the tough choice by him to forgo the nomination for Vice President Kamala Harris.Biden takes the stagePresident Joe Biden is delivering a speech, weeks after stepping down as the Democratic nominee and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. He is expected to tout his administration’s accomplishments and unite the party behind Harris.First lady, daughter help to introduce President Biden First lady Jill Biden in her speech to the Democratic National Convention Monday night recalled how President Joe Biden dug “deep into his soul” to decide not to seek reelection, drawing a parallel between the values of her husband and those of Vice President Kamala Harris. As she recalled moments when she had fallen in love again with her husband, Jill Biden said she saw it happen again when, weeks ago, “I saw him dig deep into his soul and decide to no longer seek reelection and endorse Kamala Harris.” Harris was in attendance during the speech and waved at Jill Biden at that moment from her box inside the arena as the crowd cheered. She recalled how her late son, Beau, worked with Harris while he was attorney general for Delaware and Harris, for California. “He told me at the dinner table one night, ‘Mom she’s special, someone to keep your eye on.’ And he was right. Joe and I know Kamala, we have seen her courage her determination and her leadership up close,” Jill Biden added. “Kamala and Tim (Walz), you will win.” Ashley Biden, Joe and Jill’s daughter, also spoke Monday night.”Joe Biden is the O.G. girl dad,” Ashley Biden said, following her mother. “And he wasn’t just a girl dad. I could see that he valued and trusted women. How he listened to his mother. How he believed his sister. Most of all, how he respected my mother’s career.”Democrats highlight stories of dangerous pregnancy, miscarriage and sexual abuseDemocrats made an emotional appeal to voters on the need for abortion rights, having people talk about their first-hand experiences with complicated pregnancies.Amanda and Josh Zurawski of Texas spoke about a tortured pregnancy in which there was a choice between the life of their daughter, Willow, and that of the mother. Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana said her state’s abortion restrictions meant she could not get the emergency room care she needed when she ultimately miscarried.And in a moment that left the convention room quiet, Hadley Duvall of Kentucky spoke openly about the sexual abuse that left her pregnant at 12, when she said she learned she had options other than keeping the pregnancy.Former President Trump calls the abortion bans “a beautiful thing,” Duvall said. “What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent’s child?”The convention gave Duvall a standing ovation for having survived the ordeal.Rep. Crocket: Harris is ‘the only candidate in this race who is capable of empathy’Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, one of the Democrats’ most ardent firebrands in Congress, delivered a moment of vulnerability during her speech.“She’s the only candidate in this race who is capable of empathy,” Crockett said. Crockett recounted her early days in Congress when she said she was grappling with doubt and dissolution at the state of the House and the prospects of the job.“I was going through all of this when I visited the vice president’s residence for the first time,” Crockett recounted, when Harris, upon first meeting the freshman representative, asked, “What’s wrong?”Crockett said that she “immediately began crying” in front of the vice president, before she then had to hold back tears live on stage. “And the most powerful woman in the world wiped my tears and listened,” Crockett said to applause from the audience.“She then said among other things, ‘You are exactly where God wants you. Your district chose you because they believe in you and so do I,’” Crockett said.Rep. Clyburn labels Project 2025 ‘Jim Crow 2.0’Rep. Jim, Clyburn, the influential South Carolinan, received an enthusiastic welcome and chants of “Clyburn” at the Democrats’ convention before tallying through President Biden’s legislative record.Clyburn, a close Biden ally, said that the country owes the president “a great debt of gratitude.”But he took special praise for “one of the best decisions he made: selecting Kamala Haris as his vice president and endorsing her to succeed him.”Clyburn also singled out Project 2025, calling it “Jim Crow 2.0.”“Our great democracy has been tested and so has the basic goodness of the American people. But our resolve to remain a great country with freedom and justice for all will not falter,” said Clyburn, a veteran of the civil rights movement.Clinton: ‘When a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us’Former Secretary of State Clinton saluted Harris for possibly breaking the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” to become America’s first woman president.Clinton was the Democratic nominee in 2016, but she lost that election to Trump. The former New York senator said it was “the honor of my life” to be the party’s nominee.“Together, we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton said. “On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States. Folks, my friends, when a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us.”The focus on the nature of Harris’ historic candidacy could be key for turning out more women in key states that Democrats need if they hope to win in November.Convention chants ‘lock him up’ during Hilary Clinton speechHillary Clinton had a slam on Donald Trump that prompted the crowd at the Democratic convention to chant, “Lock him up,” a sly reference to the chorus of “Lock her up” that was repeated at Trump rallies about Clinton back in 2016.Clinton smiled at the irony that her remarks had prodded.“Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,” she said. “When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history: the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.” Hillary Clinton arrives to thunderous applauseHillary Clinton received an immediate standing ovation upon entering the stage on the Democratic convention’s first night. Clinton spent several moments waving at those assembled as cheers of “Hillary” echoed through the arena.“Wow, there’s a lot of energy in this room just like there is across the country. Something, something is happening in America. You can feel it,” Clinton said to cheers.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Harris ‘is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza’New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered the first mention of the war in Gaza from the DNC stage.“And she is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and bringing the hostages home,” Ocasio-Cortez said to cheers in the crowd.Ocasio-Cortez has been one of the most critical voices in Congress of the Biden administration’s policy on Israel-Palestine and has called for greater restrictions on military aid to Israel. But she and other progressives have also been in dialogue with the administration on its policy, which has caused her to face pushback from some on the hard left.United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain reveals ‘Trump is a scab’ T-shirtUnited Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called Kamala Harris a “fighter” for the working class and denounced Donald Trump as a “scab,” a term that applies to workers who cross picket lines and defy union actions.Fain’s remarks led to chants of “Trump’s a scab” by the crowd at the Democratic convention. “It’s getting hot in here, folks,” Fain said, referencing a song by musician Nelly, before removing his suit jacket to show a T-shirt that read, “Trump is a scab. Vote Harris.”The backing of the UAW could be crucial for Democrats seeking to erode Trump’s superior margins among white voters without college degrees who identify as blue-collar.Team USA basketball coach throws support behind HarrisGolden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke Monday night, getting applause after mentioning his role as coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team, which won gold at the Paris Olympics earlier this month.Kerr has been a supporter of the Biden administration and has previously spoken out about issues like reducing gun violence. Harris, who is from California, is also an avid Warriors fan.Harris makes surprise appearance on stageVice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on stage during the opening night of the DNC. She thanked President Joe Biden for his “historic leadership” and service. “Thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. We are forever grateful to you,” Harris said. Looking toward November, Harris said people from all backgrounds will “come together and declare with one voice, as one people: we are moving forward.” Jason Isbell serenades the DNC with a pro-labor tuneWearing a tuxedo in a hue of Democratic blue, country and Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sang his labor-celebrating “Something More Than Free” on the convention stage.Backed by the house band, Isbell took the stage with his Telecaster guitar, singing lyrics that included, “Sunday morning I’m too tired to go to church. I just thank God for the work,” in front of an image of a barn with an American flag painted on it.He ended with a shoutout to the delegation from his native Alabama.The 45-year-old singer and sometime actor — he had a major supporting role in Martin Scorcese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” last year — is from the community of Green Hill. He’s known for speaking out about liberal causes, and his willingness to spar with commenters, on social media.Project 2025 scrutinizedMichigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow tried to throw the book at Donald Trump — literally hoisting an oversized copy of “Project 2025” onto the lectern and quoting from portions of it.It was prop comedy on one of the highest political stages.“So we read it,” McMorrow said. “Whatever you think it might be, it is so much worse.”Trump, the former president, has publicly disavowed any interest in the policies outlined in Project 2025, but it’s a blueprint for a second Trump term that was put together by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.McMorrow said the ideas in the text would enable Trump to be a dictator who could fire civil servants and use the Justice Department to investigate political opponents.Union leaders line up behind HarrisDemocrats want to show voters that they’re with workers, drawing on labor union support for the opening night of the convention.“We are all in for Kamala Harris because Kamala Harris has always been all in for us,” said April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU.Verrett was among the group of union leaders who took to the stage to counter the courting of blue-collar workers by Trump, who invited the head of the Teamsters to speak at the Republican National Convention. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien was not among the union leaders speaking at the Democratic convention on Monday.Video below: Harris’ campaign rally highlights workers’ rights, union growthThe crowd waved “UNION YES!” signs as the leaders spoke. Most union households have backed Democrats, helping the party win in key states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in 2020.Liz Shuler, head of the AFL-CIO, said that Trump’s plans were “a CEO’s dream, but a worker’s nightmare.”Rep. Robert Garcia shares his family’s immigration storyCalifornia Rep. Robert Garcia delivered his family story of immigrating to the U.S. and becoming a citizen, seeking to paint a different vision of patriotism to that touted by the GOP.“I am a proud immigrant who came to the United States as a young child. We grew up poor, English was our second language and we often, like many immigrant families, struggled to get by,” Garcia said.Garcia called the day he became a citizen “the proudest day of my life.” He recounted his upbringing, which was at times characterized by hardship.“She believed in the American Dream,” Garcia said of his mother, who Garcia said “taught me to love this country.”“She taught me that real American patriotism is not about screaming and yelling ‘America First,’” but instead, “loving your country so much that you want to help the people in your country,” Garcia told the crowd. Democrats want to remind voters that the COVID-19 pandemic began during Trump’s presidencyIt’s been four years since the pandemic shut down the United States — and Democrats are trying to tie the crisis to Trump’s presidency.The convention showed a video montage of Trump commenting on the coronavirus pandemic as president, as the hall echoed with boos. It included a separate video featuring Rich Logis, a former Trump voter who rejected Trump over his handling of the pandemic. The Democrats noted that the economy recovered under President Biden as vaccinations allowed offices, schools and public spaces to reopen.“He took the COVID crisis and turned it into a catastrophe,” said Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill. “We can never let him be our president again.”Last month’s Republican convention largely eschewed mention of the pandemic, framing Trump’s presidency as a period of prosperity that was subsequently undone by the Biden administration.Video below: Why are COVID-19 cases rising? A doctor explainsPeggy Flanagan could be the first Native woman governor — if Harris is electedThe Democratic convention’s co-chair, Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, could soon make history as the first Native woman to govern a state. The prospect led to cheers among the crowd, as it would depend on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz winning the vice presidency as Kamala Harris’ running mate.Flanagan is a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe.She focused her remarks on electing Harris and Walz, saying, “He and Harris have spent their lives fighting for you, for your family, for your future.”Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honoredThe opening of the Democratic convention recognized Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988.Jackson, 82, entered the stage in a wheelchair, holding up both thumbs up in triumph to a cheering crowd. The ordained Baptist pastor did not speak to the convention.Multiple speakers gave shoutouts to Jackson, who was also the subject of a video broadcast at the event’s hall. The video noted that Vice President Harris was “standing on the shoulder of giants” such as Jackson.Night 1 of the DNC has begunThe Democratic National Convention has started with delegates still filtering into Chicago’s United Center.The gathering opened with remarks shortly after 6:30 p.m. central time by Minyon Moore, chair of the convention committee. Moore called President Biden, the evening’s main speaker, a true patriot.Jaime Harrison, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, noted to applause the historical moment in that he and Moore are both Black, as is the party’s nominee, Vice President Harris.
CHICAGO —The Democratic National Convention began on Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists demonstrating near the United Center.
President Joe Biden was the headline speaker for the first evening. Later this week, Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept the party’s nomination.
Read live updates from DNC Day 1 below.
Harris joins Biden onstage after DNC speech in which he says she’ll be a ‘historic president’
Moments after Biden finished his speech, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff walked on stage to hug the president and first lady Jill Biden. Other relatives soon followed, including Biden’s son Hunter. Harris hugged Biden and said something that made both react in a way that looked very personal.
Biden: ‘Those protestors out in the street have a point’
Biden acknowledged the protests outside the convention and inside the arena as he spoke, saying, “Those protestors out in the street have a point. A lot of innocent people are being killed on both sides.”
He reiterated his push to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire deal that would also see the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 in the attack that sparked the 10-month war.
Biden recaps his White House accomplishments
President Biden went through his White House highlights at the Democratic convention, trying to make the case for the lasting impact of his time in office.
Many of his comments were familiar to those who have listened to past Biden remarks. He talked about more than 16 million jobs added under his watch, the investments in computer chip manufacturing, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the greater access to health care resources. Biden noted that investments made in new computer chip factories would enable workers to make six-figure salaries without needing a college degree.
His goal had been to reframe people’s perspectives of his presidency, but those achievements that were supposed to anchor his reelection campaign never fully resonated with voters.
Abandon Biden protesters unveil banner, only to have it wrestled away
A couple of protesters from the Abandon Biden movement unfurled a protest sign late Monday that read “STOP ARMING ISRAEL” in the Florida delegation section a few minutes after Biden began his speech. The group, which is pushing for third-party candidates, has been campaigning against Biden’s reelection campaign since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel’s counterattack in Gaza has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, and devastated much of the territory. The war has plunged the territory of 2.3 million people into a humanitarian catastrophe, with aid groups now fearing an outbreak of polio.
The sign was quickly wrestled away from the protesters and the lights in that section of the convention were turned off. Other convention goers responded to the protest by chanting “We love Joe” and holding up their banners in support of the president.
President Biden welcomed to the stage with a five-minute standing ovation
President Joe Biden came out to give his convention speech — only to be greeted with roughly five minutes worth of cheers, applause and chants of “Thank You, Joe.”
“Thank you,” the president said repeatedly, as he took in the moment. The crowd in Chicago’s United Center held up signs with heart signs that said they loved him.
“I love you all,” Biden said to a party that weeks earlier had worried about his ability to beat Donald Trump, causing the tough choice by him to forgo the nomination for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden takes the stage
President Joe Biden is delivering a speech, weeks after stepping down as the Democratic nominee and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. He is expected to tout his administration’s accomplishments and unite the party behind Harris.
First lady, daughter help to introduce President Biden
First lady Jill Biden in her speech to the Democratic National Convention Monday night recalled how President Joe Biden dug “deep into his soul” to decide not to seek reelection, drawing a parallel between the values of her husband and those of Vice President Kamala Harris.
As she recalled moments when she had fallen in love again with her husband, Jill Biden said she saw it happen again when, weeks ago, “I saw him dig deep into his soul and decide to no longer seek reelection and endorse Kamala Harris.”
Harris was in attendance during the speech and waved at Jill Biden at that moment from her box inside the arena as the crowd cheered.
She recalled how her late son, Beau, worked with Harris while he was attorney general for Delaware and Harris, for California.
“He told me at the dinner table one night, ‘Mom she’s special, someone to keep your eye on.’ And he was right. Joe and I know Kamala, we have seen her courage her determination and her leadership up close,” Jill Biden added. “Kamala and Tim (Walz), you will win.”
Ashley Biden, Joe and Jill’s daughter, also spoke Monday night.
“Joe Biden is the O.G. girl dad,” Ashley Biden said, following her mother. “And he wasn’t just a girl dad. I could see that he valued and trusted women. How he listened to his mother. How he believed his sister. Most of all, how he respected my mother’s career.”
Democrats highlight stories of dangerous pregnancy, miscarriage and sexual abuse
Democrats made an emotional appeal to voters on the need for abortion rights, having people talk about their first-hand experiences with complicated pregnancies.
Amanda and Josh Zurawski of Texas spoke about a tortured pregnancy in which there was a choice between the life of their daughter, Willow, and that of the mother. Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana said her state’s abortion restrictions meant she could not get the emergency room care she needed when she ultimately miscarried.
And in a moment that left the convention room quiet, Hadley Duvall of Kentucky spoke openly about the sexual abuse that left her pregnant at 12, when she said she learned she had options other than keeping the pregnancy.
Former President Trump calls the abortion bans “a beautiful thing,” Duvall said. “What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent’s child?”
The convention gave Duvall a standing ovation for having survived the ordeal.
Rep. Crocket: Harris is ‘the only candidate in this race who is capable of empathy’
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, one of the Democrats’ most ardent firebrands in Congress, delivered a moment of vulnerability during her speech.
“She’s the only candidate in this race who is capable of empathy,” Crockett said. Crockett recounted her early days in Congress when she said she was grappling with doubt and dissolution at the state of the House and the prospects of the job.
“I was going through all of this when I visited the vice president’s residence for the first time,” Crockett recounted, when Harris, upon first meeting the freshman representative, asked, “What’s wrong?”
Crockett said that she “immediately began crying” in front of the vice president, before she then had to hold back tears live on stage. “And the most powerful woman in the world wiped my tears and listened,” Crockett said to applause from the audience.
“She then said among other things, ‘You are exactly where God wants you. Your district chose you because they believe in you and so do I,’” Crockett said.
Rep. Clyburn labels Project 2025 ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
Rep. Jim, Clyburn, the influential South Carolinan, received an enthusiastic welcome and chants of “Clyburn” at the Democrats’ convention before tallying through President Biden’s legislative record.
Clyburn, a close Biden ally, said that the country owes the president “a great debt of gratitude.”
But he took special praise for “one of the best decisions he made: selecting Kamala Haris as his vice president and endorsing her to succeed him.”
Clyburn also singled out Project 2025, calling it “Jim Crow 2.0.”
“Our great democracy has been tested and so has the basic goodness of the American people. But our resolve to remain a great country with freedom and justice for all will not falter,” said Clyburn, a veteran of the civil rights movement.
Clinton: ‘When a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us’
Former Secretary of State Clinton saluted Harris for possibly breaking the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” to become America’s first woman president.
Clinton was the Democratic nominee in 2016, but she lost that election to Trump. The former New York senator said it was “the honor of my life” to be the party’s nominee.
“Together, we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton said. “On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States. Folks, my friends, when a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us.”
The focus on the nature of Harris’ historic candidacy could be key for turning out more women in key states that Democrats need if they hope to win in November.
Convention chants ‘lock him up’ during Hilary Clinton speech
Hillary Clinton had a slam on Donald Trump that prompted the crowd at the Democratic convention to chant, “Lock him up,” a sly reference to the chorus of “Lock her up” that was repeated at Trump rallies about Clinton back in 2016.
Clinton smiled at the irony that her remarks had prodded.
“Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,” she said. “When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history: the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.”
Hillary Clinton arrives to thunderous applause
Hillary Clinton received an immediate standing ovation upon entering the stage on the Democratic convention’s first night. Clinton spent several moments waving at those assembled as cheers of “Hillary” echoed through the arena.
“Wow, there’s a lot of energy in this room just like there is across the country. Something, something is happening in America. You can feel it,” Clinton said to cheers.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Harris ‘is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza’
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered the first mention of the war in Gaza from the DNC stage.
“And she is working tirelessly to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and bringing the hostages home,” Ocasio-Cortez said to cheers in the crowd.
Ocasio-Cortez has been one of the most critical voices in Congress of the Biden administration’s policy on Israel-Palestine and has called for greater restrictions on military aid to Israel. But she and other progressives have also been in dialogue with the administration on its policy, which has caused her to face pushback from some on the hard left.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain reveals ‘Trump is a scab’ T-shirt
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called Kamala Harris a “fighter” for the working class and denounced Donald Trump as a “scab,” a term that applies to workers who cross picket lines and defy union actions.
Fain’s remarks led to chants of “Trump’s a scab” by the crowd at the Democratic convention.
“It’s getting hot in here, folks,” Fain said, referencing a song by musician Nelly, before removing his suit jacket to show a T-shirt that read, “Trump is a scab. Vote Harris.”
The backing of the UAW could be crucial for Democrats seeking to erode Trump’s superior margins among white voters without college degrees who identify as blue-collar.
Team USA basketball coach throws support behind Harris
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke Monday night, getting applause after mentioning his role as coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team, which won gold at the Paris Olympics earlier this month.
Kerr has been a supporter of the Biden administration and has previously spoken out about issues like reducing gun violence. Harris, who is from California, is also an avid Warriors fan.
Harris makes surprise appearance on stage
Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on stage during the opening night of the DNC. She thanked President Joe Biden for his “historic leadership” and service.
“Thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. We are forever grateful to you,” Harris said.
Looking toward November, Harris said people from all backgrounds will “come together and declare with one voice, as one people: we are moving forward.”
Jason Isbell serenades the DNC with a pro-labor tune
Wearing a tuxedo in a hue of Democratic blue, country and Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sang his labor-celebrating “Something More Than Free” on the convention stage.
Backed by the house band, Isbell took the stage with his Telecaster guitar, singing lyrics that included, “Sunday morning I’m too tired to go to church. I just thank God for the work,” in front of an image of a barn with an American flag painted on it.
He ended with a shoutout to the delegation from his native Alabama.
The 45-year-old singer and sometime actor — he had a major supporting role in Martin Scorcese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” last year — is from the community of Green Hill. He’s known for speaking out about liberal causes, and his willingness to spar with commenters, on social media.
Project 2025 scrutinized
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow tried to throw the book at Donald Trump — literally hoisting an oversized copy of “Project 2025” onto the lectern and quoting from portions of it.
It was prop comedy on one of the highest political stages.
“So we read it,” McMorrow said. “Whatever you think it might be, it is so much worse.”
Trump, the former president, has publicly disavowed any interest in the policies outlined in Project 2025, but it’s a blueprint for a second Trump term that was put together by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
McMorrow said the ideas in the text would enable Trump to be a dictator who could fire civil servants and use the Justice Department to investigate political opponents.
Union leaders line up behind Harris
Democrats want to show voters that they’re with workers, drawing on labor union support for the opening night of the convention.
“We are all in for Kamala Harris because Kamala Harris has always been all in for us,” said April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU.
Verrett was among the group of union leaders who took to the stage to counter the courting of blue-collar workers by Trump, who invited the head of the Teamsters to speak at the Republican National Convention. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien was not among the union leaders speaking at the Democratic convention on Monday.
Video below: Harris’ campaign rally highlights workers’ rights, union growth
The crowd waved “UNION YES!” signs as the leaders spoke. Most union households have backed Democrats, helping the party win in key states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in 2020.
Liz Shuler, head of the AFL-CIO, said that Trump’s plans were “a CEO’s dream, but a worker’s nightmare.”
Rep. Robert Garcia shares his family’s immigration story
California Rep. Robert Garcia delivered his family story of immigrating to the U.S. and becoming a citizen, seeking to paint a different vision of patriotism to that touted by the GOP.
“I am a proud immigrant who came to the United States as a young child. We grew up poor, English was our second language and we often, like many immigrant families, struggled to get by,” Garcia said.
Garcia called the day he became a citizen “the proudest day of my life.” He recounted his upbringing, which was at times characterized by hardship.
“She believed in the American Dream,” Garcia said of his mother, who Garcia said “taught me to love this country.”
“She taught me that real American patriotism is not about screaming and yelling ‘America First,’” but instead, “loving your country so much that you want to help the people in your country,” Garcia told the crowd.
Democrats want to remind voters that the COVID-19 pandemic began during Trump’s presidency
It’s been four years since the pandemic shut down the United States — and Democrats are trying to tie the crisis to Trump’s presidency.
The convention showed a video montage of Trump commenting on the coronavirus pandemic as president, as the hall echoed with boos. It included a separate video featuring Rich Logis, a former Trump voter who rejected Trump over his handling of the pandemic. The Democrats noted that the economy recovered under President Biden as vaccinations allowed offices, schools and public spaces to reopen.
“He took the COVID crisis and turned it into a catastrophe,” said Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill. “We can never let him be our president again.”
Last month’s Republican convention largely eschewed mention of the pandemic, framing Trump’s presidency as a period of prosperity that was subsequently undone by the Biden administration.
Video below: Why are COVID-19 cases rising? A doctor explains
Peggy Flanagan could be the first Native woman governor — if Harris is elected
The Democratic convention’s co-chair, Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, could soon make history as the first Native woman to govern a state. The prospect led to cheers among the crowd, as it would depend on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz winning the vice presidency as Kamala Harris’ running mate.
Flanagan is a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe.
She focused her remarks on electing Harris and Walz, saying, “He and Harris have spent their lives fighting for you, for your family, for your future.”
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honored
The opening of the Democratic convention recognized Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988.
Jackson, 82, entered the stage in a wheelchair, holding up both thumbs up in triumph to a cheering crowd. The ordained Baptist pastor did not speak to the convention.
Multiple speakers gave shoutouts to Jackson, who was also the subject of a video broadcast at the event’s hall. The video noted that Vice President Harris was “standing on the shoulder of giants” such as Jackson.
Night 1 of the DNC has begun
The Democratic National Convention has started with delegates still filtering into Chicago’s United Center.
The gathering opened with remarks shortly after 6:30 p.m. central time by Minyon Moore, chair of the convention committee. Moore called President Biden, the evening’s main speaker, a true patriot.
Jaime Harrison, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, noted to applause the historical moment in that he and Moore are both Black, as is the party’s nominee, Vice President Harris.
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Colorado delegates attending Democratic National Convention say energy is ‘out of this world’
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CHICAGO — Democrats from across the country, including dozens of delegates from Colorado, are gathered in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
“The energy here is just out of this world,” said Joe Salazar, a former state representative who is one of 72 Colorado delegates at the convention. “It’s a lot different than what we thought it was going to be six weeks ago. The energy here is just like, it’s electrifying.”
Serena Thomas from Fort Collins is also a delegate at the convention. She said the historic nomination of a Black and Asian woman for president of a major party is inspiring.
“It’s just something that so many people in this country need and want to see,” Thomas said.
Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s nomination for president on Thursday. University of Denver political science professor Phil Chen said it’ll be a big moment for Harris.
“It’s a real chance to introduce herself to the nation where most of the attention is going to be on the Democrats,” said Chen. “We don’t tend to know a ton about our vice presidents. We know maybe who they are. We don’t really know their life stories for the most part.”
Large crowds of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside the convention demanding the U.S. stop giving military aid to Israel.
“This is an important voice within the Democratic Party at this point. It’s a way to have their voices heard,” said Chen.
Colorado Democrats said the protests show the diversity of the party. They believe that diversity will give them an advantage heading into the fall.
“The Democratic Party, we have a big tent under which we stand, and that includes all of those voices,” said Miller.
President Joe Biden will address the convention on Monday night. Governor Tim Walz will accept the party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday.
Other speakers scheduled for the convention include former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The convention will run through Thursday.
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The Democratic National Convention is officially underway on Monday in Chicago, Illinois.The event will culminate inside the United Center on Thursday, with the Democratic Party celebrating the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate in the 2024 presidential election with a celebratory roll call.On Sunday, crews ran through a final technical rehearsal of lights and sounds on the floor of the convention inside of the United Center.Watch the video above for an inside look at the DNC.The roll call vote, typically when each state comes forward and announces how many delegates they are delivering to a presidential candidate based largely on the results of the state’s primary, will be celebratory because Harris is already the official Democratic nominee.Nearly two weeks ago, an online roll call made Harris an official candidate in the 2024 presidential election. The vote made her the first nominee to be named before a party’s convention.It’s far from the only unprecedented event to occur this campaign season. Biden’s stunning decision to drop out of the race almost exactly one month ago rapidly changed the shape of the DNC in 2024. Excitement for Harris was palpable among the small number of early arrivals who took part in a technical rehearsal of the ceremonial roll call.On Monday, thousands of delegates will pour into the United Center to celebrate the nomination and watch multiple days of high-profile speakers. Hundreds of balloons are already above the convention floor, all set to fall after the roll call.There will also be party events taking place at McCormick Place, the city’s largest convention center.Much like the Republican National Convention, security will be a major factor. Thousands of protestors are in Chicago for large-scale demonstrations surrounding the war in Gaza, as well as issues like abortion and economic injustice.Those demonstrations are mostly happening at pre-organized spots outside of gates and barricades that have blocked roads and walkway paths to filter traffic through and around checkpoints.Despite being held a good distance away from the convention, protestors hope their voices are heard as delegates draft and discuss their plans should Harris win the election in November and become the first Black female president and first Indian American president.
CHICAGO —The Democratic National Convention is officially underway on Monday in Chicago, Illinois.
The event will culminate inside the United Center on Thursday, with the Democratic Party celebrating the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate in the 2024 presidential election with a celebratory roll call.
On Sunday, crews ran through a final technical rehearsal of lights and sounds on the floor of the convention inside of the United Center.
Watch the video above for an inside look at the DNC.
The roll call vote, typically when each state comes forward and announces how many delegates they are delivering to a presidential candidate based largely on the results of the state’s primary, will be celebratory because Harris is already the official Democratic nominee.
Nearly two weeks ago, an online roll call made Harris an official candidate in the 2024 presidential election. The vote made her the first nominee to be named before a party’s convention.
It’s far from the only unprecedented event to occur this campaign season. Biden’s stunning decision to drop out of the race almost exactly one month ago rapidly changed the shape of the DNC in 2024.
Excitement for Harris was palpable among the small number of early arrivals who took part in a technical rehearsal of the ceremonial roll call.
On Monday, thousands of delegates will pour into the United Center to celebrate the nomination and watch multiple days of high-profile speakers. Hundreds of balloons are already above the convention floor, all set to fall after the roll call.
There will also be party events taking place at McCormick Place, the city’s largest convention center.
Much like the Republican National Convention, security will be a major factor. Thousands of protestors are in Chicago for large-scale demonstrations surrounding the war in Gaza, as well as issues like abortion and economic injustice.
Those demonstrations are mostly happening at pre-organized spots outside of gates and barricades that have blocked roads and walkway paths to filter traffic through and around checkpoints.
Despite being held a good distance away from the convention, protestors hope their voices are heard as delegates draft and discuss their plans should Harris win the election in November and become the first Black female president and first Indian American president.
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Democratic National Convention speaker lineup features Biden, the Clintons and Chicago’s own, Obama
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Vice President Kamala Harris (above) kicked off the Economic Opportunity Tour in College Park (Ga.) at the Georgia International Convention Center. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice The Democratic National Convention begins on Monday, Aug. 19, and the featured speakers for the quad-annual political homecoming-style event will be some of the biggest names in the party’s history.
United States President Joseph R. Biden will kick things off later today followed by former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
United States President Joseph R. Biden (above, disembarking Air Force One) was back in Atlanta for what was scheduled to be the first of two debates with former United States President Donald J. Trump. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Former two-term United States President Barack Obama is the featured speaker on Tuesday and fellow former two-term Commander-in-Chief Bill Clinton will on Wednesday. Clinton will share the marquee with United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Harris will close out the convention as the keynote speaker and guest of honor on Thursday night. She is expected to accept the party’s nomination for president and carry on her historic national campaign the following week.
The city of Chicago, as per usual, has played host to several big events this summer. Earlier this month the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention took place during the same week as Lalapalooza. Former United States President Donald J. Trump was a featured guest on day one of the NABJ Convention, and made national news for his comments on “Black jobs” among other things. The Premier League Fan Fest will also be in town on Sept. 21-22.
The Atlanta Voice will have three members of its editorial staff covering the convention from Chicago; staff reporter Laura Nwogu, digital managing editor/photographer Itoro N. Umontuen, and this reporter. The Atlanta Voice was the only Black-owned and operated newspaper to be on site to cover the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month and the first and only presidential debate between Biden and Trump in June.
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How the J.D. Vance–Tim Walz Debate Could Affect the 2024 Race
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The Biden-Palin debate of 2008, which upstaged the presidential candidates.
Photo: Don Emmert-Pool/Getty ImagesWith relatively little drama (other than a couple of taunts by the Republican about his rival’s alleged reluctance to face him), vice-presidential nominees J.D. Vance and Tim Walz agreed this week to a debate on October 1 in New York, to be sponsored by CBS News. The event will be co-moderated by Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan and CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell. While these two men are relatively high-profile running mates, the history of vice-presidential debates suggests the New York encounter is unlikely to make a lot of difference to the November election results.
The main reason the Vance-Walz encounter might be of only passing interest is that there’s not much evidence veep candidates themselves make much difference — to the election results, at least. They may make a lot of difference to the administration in which they hope to serve, and quite a few eventually become presidential nominees and even presidents. As running mates, though, their main impact is typically to reinforce the message and persona of the presidential candidates who chose them, and thus it is difficult to untangle them from the overall success or failure of the campaign generally. The ideal veep candidate is so busy grinding away at the party line like a cicada that you don’t really see or hear them distinctly.
Accordingly, you could not be blamed for failing to remember past vice-presidential debates. But they have been held once every four years since 1976 (with the sole exception of 1980, when a dispute over the inclusion or exclusion of independent candidate Pat Lucey — John Anderson’s running mate — led to the cancellation of the debate). Here’s a look at some notable,, if not game-changing, moments from previous VP face-offs.
In the very first vice-presidential debate, Gerald Ford’s running mate, Bob Dole, created a stir by trying to deflect a question about his earlier criticism of Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon by wheeling out an ancient isolationist trope of treating all the wars of the 20th century as “Democrat wars.”
Fritz Mondale pounced on the gaffe right away, but the exchange, the debate itself, and the vice-presidential candidates were not generally credited with a major effect on the very close outcome of the Ford-Carter contest.
The most notable exchange between George H.W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro was her calling out Poppy for mansplaining foreign policy to her:
But this moment was probably overshadowed by future First Lady Barbara Bush’s description of Ferraro as “something that rhymes with ‘rich’.”
Mansplainer or not, Bush and his running mate, Ronald Reagan, won 49 states.
Most likely the biggest smackdown in vice-presidential debate history occurred in 1988, when the very callow Dan Quayle continued a habit of comparing his credentials to John F. Kennedy’s. The wily veteran politician Lloyd Bentsen came prepared and delivered the blow decisively:
The moment likely damaged Quayle’s already-shaky reputation, but it didn’t matter to the presidential race, which Quayle and George H.W. Bush won in a landslide over Bentsen and Mike Dukakis.
Typically, vice-presidential debates draw significantly lower viewership than presidential debates, as you might guess. In 2000, for example, the debate between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman drew just over half the audience won by the first Gore-Bush debate. But there was one exception: In 2008, the Joe Biden–Sarah Palin debate has significantly higher viewership than any of the three Obama-McCain debates, likely reflecting Palin’s novelty and momentary pop-culture status. It was no blowout, but Biden did get in a dig at Palin by comparing a McCain health-care plan to a “bridge to nowhere,” a term Palin had made famous in criticizing a project in Alaska:
You can also marvel at how sharp Biden was in 2008.
Much like Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, in 2020 Kamala Harris had an opportunity to rebuke a mansplainer, in this case Mike Pence:
Soon we will know if Vance and Walz will give us a memorable moment or two or fade into obscurity like the debates that truly have been forgotten (Like Pence-Kaine. Did it really happen? Who knows?)
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How To Watch The Democratic National Convention & What The News Networks Have Planned
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The 2024 Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago at the United Center beginning Monday, August 19 and runs until Thursday, August 22. Programming begins as early as 7 a.m. local time/8 a.m. ET with delegation breakfasts, and blocs of events are broken up into morning, midday and evening sessions. Primetime events takes place in the evening starting at 6 p.m. ET.
Networks providing comprehensive coverage of the DNC include ABC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS and more. Detailed outlines of segments and their times on the networks covering the convention can be found below.
ABC
ABC News’ coverage Monday and Tuesday will feature one hour of primetime at 10 p.m. ET and two hours on Wednesday and Thursday starting at 9 ET. Coverage can be accessed on the ABC channel, ABC News Live and Hulu. Primetime coverage will stream on the network’s 24/7 streaming news channel. “World News Tonight” editor David Muir will lead coverage.
Coverage from Chicago will include Kyra Phillips leading starting at 1 p.m. ET, and anchor Kayna Whitworth will continue coverage beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Lindsey Davis will anchor a special edition of ABC News Live Prime from 7-9 p.m. ET. Muir will anchor ABC News Live coverage from 9-10 p.m. ET on Monday and Tuesday. ABC News Live will begin simulcasting ABC network programming at 10 p.m. ET on Monday and Tuesday and 9 ET on Wednesday and Thursday, and Davis will anchor continued coverage from 11 p.m.-midnight ET. Viewers can also find coverage via ABC NewsOne, ABC News Live, ABC News Digital, ABC News Radio and Good Morning America.
CNN
CNN’s coverage begins Sunday with anchor Jake Tapper’s State of the Union starting at 9 a.m. ET from Chicago’s United Center. Tapper’s hosted segment will make way for special editions of CNN Newsroom with Jessica Dean, Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360, The Source with Kaitlan Collins, NewsNight with Abby Phillip and Laura Coates Live. The CNN-Politico Grill will also provide exclusive events in Chicago. Harry Enten will report live and talk to lawmakers, celebrities and more there.
On through Thursday coverage on CNN will take place from 5 a.m.-noon ET.
Audiences can find CNN’s Democratic National Convention coverage at CNN.com/DNC, via livestream with a cable log-in via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps where available, CNN International, CNN en Español and on CNN Max for Max subscribers.
CNN en Español will start coverage on Sunday with correspondents offering updates throughout network programming and on CNNEspanol.com. Starting Monday, senior political anchor Juan Carlos López will broadcast Directo USA live to audiences from Chicago all week. CNN en Español will cover the convention on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m.-midnight ET.
CNN International coverage takes place Sunday from 7 p.m.-midnight ET, and Monday-Thursday from 4 p.m.- 2 a.m. ET.
C-SPAN
C-SPAN will have coverage live from Chicago from Sunday through Thursday on C-SPAN, C-SPAN.org and the C-SPAN Now App.
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FOX NEWS
Fox News Media’s DNC programming will take place Sunday through Friday across Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.
Starting at 10 a.m. ET Sunday, broadcast coverage will run until 9 a.m. PT/ET. Monday through Thursday coverage will contain primetime hours at 10 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET. as well as various segments from either 6-9 p.m. ET or 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. FBN’s live programming from Chicago will include Varney & Co. (9 a.m.-noon ET) and The Bottom Line at 6 p.m. ET. FBN will also air the night’s speeches from 7-10 p.m. ET followed by a simulcast of FNC’s programming at 10 p.m. ET.
MSNBC
MSNBC will deliver full coverage and analysis, with coverage Monday-Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. ET, with the last segment starting at midnight ET.
MSNBC on YouTube will livestream the DNC in its entirety all four days. Both MSNBC.com and the MSNBC app will feature a suite of analysis and reaction from the convention throughout the week, starting with columns by hosts, analysts, and contributors.
NBC
NBC News’ special primetime coverage includes Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie headlining more than seven hours of daily coverage on broadcast, streaming and via NBCNews.com and the NBC News app. Holt and Guthrie will anchor nightly news segments at 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 9-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
Holt will also anchor special editions of NBC Nightly News live from Chicago at 6:30 p.m. ET all four nights of the DNC. Guthrie will co-anchor Today from the host city beginning at 7 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. More coverage from the convention will take place from 4-11 p.m. ET.
NEWSMAX
Newsmax will start DNC coverage Monday with live broadcasts from three locations in the United Center.
Shows will have their regular time slots and hosts during the week. Bianca De La Garza will anchor her show, Newsline, from noon-2 p.m. ET from the United Center. At 4 p.m. ET, John Bachman and Bianca De La Garza will provide reports and analysis from the Newsmax desk. At 8 p.m. ET, Rob Finnerty will host Prime News live from San Francisco. Greg Kelly and Mercedes Schlapp will round out coverage every evening from 10 p.m.-midnight.
Newsmax’s streaming channel N2 will have Bachman covering live.
SPECTRUM NEWS
Spectrum News will feature extensive coverage via the Spectrum News App on mobile, Xumo Stream Box, Roku and Apple TV streaming devices. Throughout the four-day event, Spectrum News reporters including chief national reporter Josh Robin along with Kevin Frey, Evan Kaslof, Taylor Popielarz and Cassie Semyon will lead coverage.
Spectrum News NY1’s political anchor Errol Louis will host primetime specials recapping the day’s events each night on all Spectrum stations from 8-8:30 p.m. ET and again from 10-11:30 p.m. ET.
PBS
PBS’ live coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET Monday. Coverage from Chicago will include reporting from PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and senior correspondent Judy Woodruff, analysis from Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart, New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks, and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter. All coverage will be co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett. PolitiFact’s fact-checking reporting and research will appear across PBS News programming as part of a partnership for the 2024 election cycle.
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JD Vance Again Defends Donald Trump, This Time From Insulted Veterans
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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has once again come out in defense of controversial remarks made by his running mate, former president Donald Trump.
When speaking to the Milwaukee Police Association on Friday, Vance—who spent four years in the Marines and served a tour in Iraq in 2005 as a combat correspondent—attempted to soften Trump’s recent remarks diminishing the importance of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The medal, which has been around for more than 150 years, is the country’s highest award for military valor in action. Trump equated that award with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
During a campaign event Thursday at his golf club in New Jersey, Trump called out to Miriam Adelson in the crowd.
Adelson, a prominent Republican donor and casino magnate who has an estimated net worth of $32.3 billion, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 by Trump. During his failed 2020 bid for office, Adelson and her husband donated $90 million to Preserve America, a super PAC dedicated to electing Trump.
This time around, she’s slated to give even more.
“We gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump began. “It’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version.” He then goes on to say that freedom award is “actually much better because everyone gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, that’s soldiers, they’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets—or they’re dead.”
“She gets it and she’s a healthy beautiful woman,” Trump continued, noting that the two awards are “rated equal.”
The former president may have been using the moment to make nice with Adelson after he reportedly had an aide send her a slew of angry text messages last month, according to The New York Times.
“This is a guy who loves our veterans and who honors our veterans,” JD Vance said of Trump on Friday, claiming that he hadn’t seen the full remarks. “I don’t think him complimenting and saying a nice word about a person who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom is in any way denigrating those who received military honors,” Vance continued. “They are two different awards. And I think the president was saying some nice things about a person that he liked and that is a totally reasonable thing to do.”
“The veteran community is very, very much behind Donald Trump,” Vance said after mentioning a meeting he had with veterans in Pennsylvania.
Veterans across the nation have denounced Trump’s recent remarks and critiqued Vance for endorsing his running mate’s actions as a veteran himself.
Veterans of Foreign Wars—a nonprofit serving active, guard, and reserve forces that has previously denounced language that Trump has used when discussing veterans—called the former president’s comments “asinine.”
“When a candidate to serve as our military’s commander-in-chief so brazenly dismisses the valor and reverence symbolized by the Medal of Honor and those who have earned it, I must question whether they would discharge their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform with the seriousness and discernment necessary for such a powerful position,” the organization said in a statement, adding that Trump “should frankly already know better.”
In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, Iraq war veteran and co-founder of the veterans advocacy group VoteVets.org Jon Soltz said of Vance: “Totally respect his service, but he’s a fraud.”
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Tim Walz Has A Great Idea To Take Votes Away From Trump
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Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz wants to take votes away from Trump by campaigning at high school football games.
Politico reported on the idea from Gov. Walz, “One idea from the Minnesota governor and former football coach: attending a series of Friday night high school football games in key districts, according to two people familiar with the discussions.”
What a smart idea. Anyone who lives in a battleground state that is obsessed with high school football like Pennsylvania or Michigan can see what sending Walz and the local Democratic House candidate to campaign at the game could so.
In many of the swing states the margins are going to be very close so every vote counts. If Walz can reach voters in key districts by spending Friday night going to the local high school football game, it will be a great move and something that it is impossible to imagine Donald Trump or JD Vance ever being interested in trying.
Democrats should be campaigning in the places where regular people are.
Whereas Donald Trump holds rallies and expects voters to come to him. Harris and Walz are going to the people in their communities to ask for their votes.
In a close election, it’s the little things like going to a high school football game that can make all the difference.
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Harris lays out her economic vision in first policy plan since joining presidential race
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Tim Walz’s Record on Education Is As Radical As It Gets, Folks
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Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Neeraja Deshpande for RealClearEducation
The National Educators Association, the largest teachers union in America, is “fired up” for Kamala Harris’s VP nominee, Tim Walz. “Gov. Walz is known as the ‘Education Governor,’” wrote NEA President Becky Pringle, “because he has been an unwavering champion for public school students and educators, and an ally for working families and unions. As a high school teacher and NEA member, Walz is committed to uplifting our public schools.”
The NEA’s endorsement should be worrisome for Americans who are actually concerned about the state of education in this country: for years, the NEA has put radical politics above children.
Unfortunately, so has Tim Walz.
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During the pandemic, Walz, in lockstep with teachers unions, kept schools closed for extended periods of time. “As Governor, Tim Walz chose teachers union money over putting students first and the results have been disastrous,” said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) to the New York Post.
Indeed, when Walz took office as governor of Minnesota in 2019, 59.2% of Minnesota students were proficient in reading and 55% were proficient in math. Four years later, in 2023, those numbers fell to 49.9% and 45.5%, respectively. Over that same time period under Walz, Minnesota’s chronic absenteeism rate more than doubled, from 14% to 30%. In 2018, before Walz took office, Minnesota’s schools were ranked 5th in the nation; five years later, in 2024, they are ranked 17th. With such disastrous numbers, one would expect Walz to focus on getting back to the basics: reading, writing, arithmetic.
But, with the exception of passing an act in 2023 to mandate evidence-based reading methods in schools, Walz’s education agenda has had little to do with actual education.
Instead, Walz has spent much of his time in office fear-mongering about so-called conservative book bans, which have been debunked repeatedly. In May of this year, Walz signed into law a bill that “prohibits banning, removing, or otherwise restricting access to an otherwise age-appropriate book or other material from a school library based solely on the viewpoint, content, message, idea, or opinion conveyed.” In practice, this means that teachers and librarians in Minnesota can expose children to explicit books without accountability.
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Moreover, after Minnesota erupted in riots following the death of George Floyd, Walz sought to expand ethnic studies education. In November 2021, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) proposed a radical K-12 ethnic studies curriculum, infused with critical race theory.
This new curriculum, which will be part of Minnesota students’ social studies requirements beginning in the 2026-27 school year, is divided into three subcategories: “Identity,” “Resistance,” and “Ways of Knowing.” Among other subjects, Minnesota students will be forced to learn about “the roots of contemporary systems of oppression and apply lessons from the past that could eliminate historical and contemporary injustices.” That is all to say that this educational mandate will inject activism into Minnesota schools.
This is no wonder, given that the Minnesota Department of Education under Walz took its directivefor this curriculum from the Minnesota chapter of the radical Education for Liberation Network, which states on its website that its mission is “to be a political force in the state of MN to contend with the status quo of colonial education that prioritizes Eurocentric curricula.” In other words, students will not learn American history so much as they will learn a progressive subversion of it.
Make no mistake: Minnesota’s radical curriculum and education policy failures are a direct reflection of Walz’s priorities and judgments. If he is elected alongside Kamala Harris in November, Minnesota’s educational problems will be sure to spread across the nation.
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Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz visits Denver days after Republican candidate Donald Trump stops in Aspen
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DENVER — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump each stopped in Colorado over the past few days for private fundraisers.
Walz’s visit is part of a five-state swing he’s making this week, marking his first solo trip since being selected by Vice President Kamala Harris as her 2024 running mate.
The Denver fundraiser was hosted by Democratic megadonor, activist and software entrepreneur Tim Gill. Cameras were not allowed inside the event, which more than 150 people attended.
According to a print pool reporter who was allowed inside, Walz joined Colorado Governor Jared Polis in making fun of former President Trump’s false claims that photos of large crowds at Harris-Walz rallies were AI-generated.
“I assure you, in Detroit, that wasn’t AI. And I’ll also assure you that every one of the ballots they’re going to cast will not be AI,” said Walz.
Walz said he and Harris believe in “the politics of kindness.” But the Minnesota governor also warned not to mistake kindness for weakness.
While Colorado is not a battleground state, it has something candidates in both parties are looking for — money. Tickets for Walz’s fundraiser started at $1,000 and went up to $50,000.
Walz’s visit comes days after Trump also stopped in Colorado to attend a fundraiser in Aspen. Tickets for Trump’s event started at $25,000 per couple.
Another big name will be coming to the state this week. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will visit Loveland on Friday for a fundraiser for Republican state representative Gabe Evans, who’s challenging Democratic Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Analysts say it could be one of the closest races this November and could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Kamala Harris To Bus Tour Pennsylvania As Trump Sits At Home
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will be bus touring across Pennsylvania before the Democratic convention, as Donald Trump sits at his club.
Nidia Cavazos of CBS News posted:
VP Harris and Gov. Walz will take on a bus tour through Pennsylvania on Sunday, ahead of the Democratic National Convention, according to campaign officials.•The tour will begin in Pittsburgh
•Several stops will be made including retail stops to meet with voters
•SG Doug Emhoff and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz will also be on the bus tour.
Kamala Harris is going to do more campaign stops in one state over one day than Trump has done for the entire month. Harris has been running literally circles around Trump on the campaign trail as there appears to be no sense of urgency from the ex-president.
The lack of urgency in a compressed campaign suggested it might be more a can’t than won’t situation.
It is fair to ask if the problem is that Donald Trump can’t campaign more, not why won’t he campaign more.
Trump is 78 years old. He might not have the stamina to do more campaigning. If that is the case, Harris will continue to dominate media coverage and make direct contact with more voters in critical states like Pennsylvania.
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Legal Marijuana Makes A Big Difference For Consumers
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Most people follow the law without even thinking – which has been good for people and marijuana
Over 50% of the country has access to legal cannabis. Veterans, patients, and everyday people have access to a product which helps medical or provide for some fun. The mood and perception of the country has changed dramatically since legalization and now some 85+% of the country believe it should be legal in some form. It is no longer a taboo in most of the US and definitely not in Canada. And there is some interesting research about how people are reacting to legal weed.
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Prohibition was a great experiment which not only annoyed the general population, but also taught people how to break the laws. The US, Canada, Finland and Iceland all made alcohol illegal and they had a portion of the population set aside the law and try to figure out how to get booze. The experiment ended, just as the marijuana prohibition will end at some point. And already you are seeing a BIG change of behavior with average consumers.
Summer Lifestyle Photos 2023 As legal dispensaries take root, the public seeings them as another legitimate retailers, except in New York where illicit stores have outnumber legal ones 10 to 1. NuggMD< According to according to a new poll conducted by the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD, a cannabis Telehealth platform funded a study about purchasing habit. In legal market 77% of people buy all or most of their cannabis from regulated stores. And, important for law enforcement, only 6% said they get none of their marijuana from legal stores.
From a consumer standpoint, this is important because the product have gone through testing and are also legal and, most, have exactly what is on the the label. Wana Brands, one of the largest products companies held off entering the NYC market until they began correcting the mess. The public is more comfortable in a proper setting where there is little worry or surprise.
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Another change due to legalization is with Boomers. The generation which first embraced marijuana has begun reconnecting. Having be frightened by the zealous War on Drugs, most moved away out of fear of breaking the law. But with the changes, they have started consuming again. And the surprise is Boomer are using it for health benefits. They state it is good for inflammation, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping and more.
And, as Gen Z has entered adult, they have been in an era where marijuana has been legal. They have also helped lead the trend of California Sober where people have quit alcohol and only use weed. Science has shown marijuana is a much better alternative them alcohol which can have some serious impact on the body.
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JD Vance slams Tim Walz again over 2020 riots in Minneapolis. Here’s a fact check on what the governor did at the time.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz is facing criticism from the Republican presidential ticket that he’s to blame for Minneapolis burning in 2020.
Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, claims Walz “actively encouraged” rioters.
It’s a change from June of that year, when then-President Trump said to Walz on a call, “I was very happy with the last couple of days, Tim.”
After George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on Monday, May 25, a video showing what happened was posted early the next morning and seen around the world.
Later that Tuesday morning, the governor tweeted, “We will get answers and seek justice.”
Protests turned tense that night, and the next day, Wednesday, Walz said, “I was saddened to see some of the protesters were in harm’s way last night and I just want to encourage everyone to be safe, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
About four hours after that press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Walz asking for the National Guard, according to an October 2020 state senate report.
There was reportedly confusion about whether that call constituted a formal request.
The Guard can’t be activated without a formal request from the city or agency in distress.
A couple of hours later, in a tweet, Walz asked people to protest “peacefully and safely.”
At 9:11 that night, another request came from then-Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. In an email, he asked the state for 600 National Guard soldiers.
But an independent review commissioned by the city found that “the request did not follow established policies or protocols.”
The looting and fires continued that night and into the next day.
At 10:55 a.m. Thursday, Frey’s office sent Walz a formal request for the Guard.
By 4 p.m., the governor had them activated.
That night, about 45 minutes after Minneapolis police abandoned the 3rd Precinct, the Guard tweeted that more than 500 soldiers had been activated to the Twin Cities.
Still, that night was not peaceful.
This can perhaps be explained, at least in part, by something an independent, state-commissioned after-action report says: the Guard and Minnesota State Patrol were asked to “provide services outside of their…training” and “they did not have experience responding to a large-scale civil disturbance.”
At 9 a.m. Saturday, Walz announced he was fully mobilizing the entire Guard, which was an unprecedented move.
At a press conference that day, he said, “Last night is a mockery of pretending that this is about George Floyd’s death.”
In a new statement on Monday, Mayor Frey told WCCO, “I requested the National Guard immediately and Governor Walz, not Donald Trump, authorized one of the guard’s largest deployments in Minnesota history. During one of the city and state’s most difficult moments, we collectively tried our best to navigate unprecedented times and to do so quickly.”
Former Chief Arradondo told CBS it was bureaucracy and logistics that slowed the Guard’s deployment, not hesitation by Walz.
A then-senior official with the Minnesota National Guard spoke positively of Walz to CBS and said the governor couldn’t have deployed the Guard any earlier than he did.
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Tim Walz: ‘I Have Killed, And I Will Kill Again’
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NEWPORT BEACH, CA—Refuting accusations of stolen valor by claiming his hands were permanently stained with the blood of his enemies, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz told reporters Monday that he had killed before and would kill again. “To those who have attempted to discredit my military record, let me just say that I have, on numerous occasions, ended a man’s life, and I will do it again,” said the Minnesota governor, who explained that while his killings might not have taken place on the battlefield, they were great in number and included both foreign and domestic targets. “I’d like to ask Sen. Vance—have you watched the last glint of life leave a frightened man’s eyes as you tightened your grip around his soft neck? Because I have. And I won’t stop.” Walz went on to state that a person didn’t have to go to war to snuff out a life, a lesson his opponents would soon learn very slowly and very painfully.
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