What we saw at the DNC in Chicago
7 months, 1 week ago

What we saw at the DNC in Chicago

NPR  

What we saw at the DNC in Chicago toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Democratic National Convention is officially over. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday night. Throughout the convention hundreds, and sometimes thousands of people gathered each day outside the United Center in Chicago to protest the war in Gaza. toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Nickolai Hammar/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR

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From campaigns to polls, the AP’s top photos from the 2024 election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

From campaigns to polls, the AP’s top photos from the 2024 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s a photograph that defined the 2024 campaign. Supporters cheer as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Erie, Pa. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks …

Harris accepts Democratic presidential nomination
7 months, 1 week ago

Harris accepts Democratic presidential nomination

China Daily  

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris with her husband Douglas Emhoff and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz with his wife Gwen Walz celebrate during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday. ERIN HOOLEY/AP CHICAGO — US Vice-President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, or DNC, held at the United Center in Chicago …

The 2024 DNC's Biggest Success
7 months, 1 week ago

The 2024 DNC's Biggest Success

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Either way, it’s hard to look back on the week in Chicago and deem it anything but a smashing political success, from the call to arms by former first lady Michelle Obama to the sight of Gus Walz, son of vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Barack Obama in …

Spotlight on the centre at DNC
7 months, 1 week ago

Spotlight on the centre at DNC

Hindustan Times  

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago was really about telling the United States that its centre must hold for it to progress, and convincing it that the centre is where the party and, by extension, Kamala Harris are ­— reminiscent of President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign. Harris’s, he said, was about ensuring that “every American, however, they vote, has a …

Democratic Convention Anoints Harris As A Commander In Chief Ready To Lead
7 months, 1 week ago

Democratic Convention Anoints Harris As A Commander In Chief Ready To Lead

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO ― The biggest X-factor for any presidential candidate is a simple question consultants like to ask: Can you picture this person as president – the kind of person with the dignity and seriousness needed to run the largest military on earth and handle difficult conversations with foreign leaders while sitting at the Resolute Desk? “But the …

Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn’t explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House. “I know she’s watching us tonight, as a Black woman stands up to accept the nomination …

Kamala Harris wows netizens as she refuses to 'cozy up' to dictators like ‘unserious’ Trump: ‘Obama level of greatness’
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris wows netizens as she refuses to 'cozy up' to dictators like ‘unserious’ Trump: ‘Obama level of greatness’

Hindustan Times  

Kamala Harris on Thursday gave a powerful speech at Democratic National Convention on Thursday and refused to “cozy up” to tyrants and dictators like her Republican rival, Donald Trump. She criticised Trump for publicly praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating, “I will not cozy up to tyrants and dictators.” According to the US …

See the most outrageous Kamala costumes at the Democratic National Convention
7 months, 1 week ago

See the most outrageous Kamala costumes at the Democratic National Convention

Raw Story  

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are dressing for the lady they want — whether that's Vice President Kamala Harris or, say, Taylor Swift. Ashley Fedan and Andrew Ashiofu's Kamala cowboy hats But it wouldn’t be a convention without a Florida woman. One of the more common slogans represented here in Chicago is a jab at former President Donald Trump …

Harris accepts nomination as Democratic Party's presidential candidate
7 months, 1 week ago

Harris accepts nomination as Democratic Party's presidential candidate

China Daily  

Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug 22, 2024. CHICAGO - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday night officially accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention held at the United Center in Chicago. …

Kamala Harris makes her pitch to the American people on the final day of the Democratic National Convention. These were the big moments
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris makes her pitch to the American people on the final day of the Democratic National Convention. These were the big moments

ABC  

On a night that mixed personal stories from her loved ones with endorsements from celebrities, Kamala Harris has officially accepted the nomination to be the Democratic presidential challenger to run against Donald Trump. Harris warns of a 'Donald Trump with no guardrails' In attacking Trump, Harris steered clear of the "weird" attack line that Democrats have favoured since her running …

Kamala Harris formally accept her party's nomination on last day of Democratic National Convention — as it happened
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris formally accept her party's nomination on last day of Democratic National Convention — as it happened

ABC  

Kamala Harris gave a brief thank you to Joe Biden but this was very much a speech focussed on her own story. The vice-president has spent years in national politics as a senator and Biden’s deputy but she's never had an opportunity quite like this to introduce herself to voters. She didn't explicitly point to the fact that she would …

Hollywood showed up in force for Kamala Harris at DNC, even if Beyoncé and Taylor were absent
7 months, 1 week ago

Hollywood showed up in force for Kamala Harris at DNC, even if Beyoncé and Taylor were absent

LA Times  

Anyone who tuned in to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night expecting to watch Beyoncé make a surprise appearance onstage was likely disappointed to see former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta standing there instead, not a rhinestone to be found on his staid blue suit. For weeks, ever since Queen Bey gave Kamala Harris’ campaign permission to use her …

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination with vow to unite America
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination with vow to unite America

New Indian Express  

CHICAGO: Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday in front of a rapturous crowd, pledging a "new way forward" if she beats Republican Donald Trump in November's blockbuster election. "On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination to be president of the United States …

Harris accepts nomination as Democratic Party's presidential candidate
7 months, 1 week ago

Harris accepts nomination as Democratic Party's presidential candidate

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-23 11:03 Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug 22, 2024. CHICAGO - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday night officially accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention held at …

Female delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women’s suffrage on night of Harris’ speech
7 months, 1 week ago

Female delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women’s suffrage on night of Harris’ speech

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage and analysis from the 2024 Democratic National Convention. CHICAGO — If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set. So when Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage for to accept the Democratic …

Democratic Convention Denies Speaking Spot To Gaza War Critics
7 months, 1 week ago

Democratic Convention Denies Speaking Spot To Gaza War Critics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO ― Critics of President Joe Biden’s role in the war in Gaza said Wednesday night they had lost a high-profile battle to secure a speaking spot during the Democratic National Convention ― and blamed Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee. Abbas Alawieh, a DNC delegate from Michigan who lived through U.S.-backed Israeli bombardment …

US Elections: Kamala Harris To Formally Accept Democratic Nomination As Party Convention Ends Today
7 months, 1 week ago

US Elections: Kamala Harris To Formally Accept Democratic Nomination As Party Convention Ends Today

News 18  

The nomination of Kamala Harris in Chicago on Thursday to be the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer in the November presidential election will cap one of the wildest months in US political history. Harris endorsement Twenty-seven minutes after his first message, Biden threw his support behind Harris, endorsing his 59-year-old vice president to be the party’s presidential nominee in the November 5 …

Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways
7 months, 1 week ago

Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage and analysis from the 2024 Democratic National Convention. CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Walz was introduced by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who asked, “Who better to find common ground than a guy with Midwestern common sense?” The …

Gaza protesters keep pressure up as Harris-Walz celebrated in Chicago DNC
7 months, 1 week ago

Gaza protesters keep pressure up as Harris-Walz celebrated in Chicago DNC

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera witnesses violent arrest of two hijab-wearing women as thousands in Chicago rally for Palestinian rights. Chicago, United States – Chants echoed through the streets around the United Center in Chicago, where thousands of Democratic delegates and supporters gathered on Wednesday to officially nominate Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential candidate. “Just like 1968, there’s nothing to celebrate,” the …

Final night of pro-Palestinian protests at DNC kicks off with festive, family-friendly tone
7 months, 1 week ago

Final night of pro-Palestinian protests at DNC kicks off with festive, family-friendly tone

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian protests during the final hours of the Democratic National Convention began Thursday night much like they had earlier this week — largely peaceful with a family-friendly atmosphere. He said he was heartened by the size of the protests, but felt the presence of hundreds police officers was “a threat.” At Union Park before the march, the grassy field teemed …

Why women are wearing all white at the DNC
7 months, 1 week ago

Why women are wearing all white at the DNC

LA Times  

People wear white at the Democratic National Convention to honor the legacy of suffragettes who fought to give women the right to vote on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago, IL. As Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to greet delegates at the final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, a sea of women clad in white clothing …

Kamala Harris Poised for Presidential Nomination at Chicago Democratic National Convention; Maya Harris Rallies Support Amid Intensified Campaign
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris Poised for Presidential Nomination at Chicago Democratic National Convention; Maya Harris Rallies Support Amid Intensified Campaign

ABP News  

In Chicago, at the ongoing Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris is set to receive the nomination for President tomorrow. To rally votes, Kamala Harris's sister, Maya Harris, has also entered the campaign scene. The Democratic National Convention has clarified that Kamala Harris will now compete against Republican Party’s Donald Trump, and preparations for this contest have begun. In the Democratic …

Protesters and cops clash as Democrats ceremonially nominate Kamala Harris
7 months, 1 week ago

Protesters and cops clash as Democrats ceremonially nominate Kamala Harris

Raw Story  

CHICAGO — As Democratic National Convention delegates ceremonially nominated Kamala Harris for president, hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed in the streets with Chicago police officers. ET hour, Palestine protesters marched into a line of riot police near Clinton and Madison streets, about three miles away from the United Center, where the prime-time events of the Democratic National Convention are taking …

DNC 2024: See insider photos from the Democratic National Convention
7 months, 1 week ago

DNC 2024: See insider photos from the Democratic National Convention

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage and analysis from the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as her grand-nieces Amara Ajagu, left, and Leela Ajagu watch during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, …

Oprah Winfrey will be part of DNC program Wednesday night
7 months, 1 week ago

Oprah Winfrey will be part of DNC program Wednesday night

CNN  

CNN — Oprah Winfrey, one of the most powerful, successful and influential women in the world, is set to be part of the Democratic National Convention program Wednesday night, lending her voice and support to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. She tries to stay out of politics.” King added, “She has some things to say tonight.” King also relayed …

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s second day in Chicago
7 months, 1 week ago

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s second day in Chicago

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as “a choice between two very different visions of America” on the Democratic National Convention ‘s second night. The theme for Tuesday’s events is “A bold vision for America’s future,” convention organizers said. “While Donald Trump believes our best days are behind us, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz know …

Kamala Harris makes surprise appearance at first night of DNC: ‘We are moving forward’
7 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris makes surprise appearance at first night of DNC: ‘We are moving forward’

The Independent  

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Editorial: Harris’ nomination marks an extraordinary moment in American history
7 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Harris’ nomination marks an extraordinary moment in American history

LA Times  

Barely a month ago, it was hard to imagine anything but a fraught and woebegone Democratic National Convention presided over by a post-debate President Biden sinking in the polls to Donald Trump. Instead, Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Chicago this week on an astonishing and unexpected groundswell of support and enthusiasm as the presidential candidate who wasn’t supposed to …

Hillary Clinton casts Harris in the lineage of female political firsts
7 months, 1 week ago

Hillary Clinton casts Harris in the lineage of female political firsts

CNN  

CNN — Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the history that Kamala Harris could make if she becomes the first woman elected president, referencing the proverbial glass ceiling the former secretary of state tried to but failed to break during her 2016 campaign for the White House. “On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris, raising her hand, and …

Photos: DNC underway in Chicago with an energized Harris-Walz ticket
7 months, 1 week ago

Photos: DNC underway in Chicago with an energized Harris-Walz ticket

LA Times  

Democrats from across the country convened in Chicago to officially crown Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee. The party’s energetic embrace of Harris’ candidacy coincides with the first in-person Democratic National Convention in eight years following 2020’s pandemic-altered convention. Vice President Kamala Harris on stage with family members at the Democratic National Convention. Gavin Newsom casts votes for Democratic …

‘Make it great like ’68’: Threat of violence looms over Democratic National Convention
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Make it great like ’68’: Threat of violence looms over Democratic National Convention

Raw Story  

CHICAGO — Protests are already underway as the Democratic National Convention begins today, with most of the energy coming from grievances over the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel’s sustained assault on Gaza. Other demonstrators are even more confrontational: A group called Behind Enemy Lines calls the Democratic gathering a “genocide convention” and is promoting a protest on Tuesday under the …

Democratic National Convention: Kamala Harris arrives in Chicago to star at 2024 Democratic convention
7 months, 1 week ago

Democratic National Convention: Kamala Harris arrives in Chicago to star at 2024 Democratic convention

The Hindu  

Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago on Sunday ahead of her star turn at the Democratic National Convention, perhaps the most pivotal moment yet for her short but stunning election campaign against Donald Trump. “That’s why we’re on this bus tour today.” ‘Fight for the future’ Her rapid rise has unsettled 78-year-old former president and convicted felon Mr. Trump, who is …

Democratic National Convention to begin under the shadow of Gaza protests; thousands protest in Chicago
7 months, 1 week ago

Democratic National Convention to begin under the shadow of Gaza protests; thousands protest in Chicago

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of activists are expected to converge in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza. Activists say they learned lessons from last month’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and are predicting bigger crowds and more robust demonstrations in Chicago, a city with deep social activism …

Democratic Convention protesters to Harris: Israel arms embargo or no vote
7 months, 1 week ago

Democratic Convention protesters to Harris: Israel arms embargo or no vote

Al Jazeera  

Thousands gather at the Chicago convention to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US weapons transfers to Israel. To me, it’s a pretty simple equation,” he said, holding Palestinian and Irish flags near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. “We’re trying to put as much pressure on from the left to say: ‘Listen, you …

Column: Democrats are embracing that hopey-changey thing again in Chicago. Will it work?
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: Democrats are embracing that hopey-changey thing again in Chicago. Will it work?

LA Times  

Go ahead, Democrats, party like it’s 2008. These gatherings are the single biggest opportunity for candidates to grab voters’ attention before the election; 25 million viewers caught Trump’s meandering acceptance speech last month at the Republican convention. In the weeks since Biden reluctantly exited the race and endorsed Harris, a rattled Trump has cursed the Democrats’ switcharoo and the reversal …

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention?

Al Jazeera  

But for all the ways Chicago represents Democratic ideals, critics say it has also exemplified the party’s failings and divisions. Looming large over the upcoming Democratic National Convention is the spectre of an earlier convention in Chicago that ended in unrest and violence. Still, the party assembled in Chicago for its 1968 Democratic National Convention. “I think the world has …

Kamala Harris makes history as she’s ‘honored’ to clinch Democratic presidential nomination
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Kamala Harris makes history as she’s ‘honored’ to clinch Democratic presidential nomination

The Independent  

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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris as Democratic candidate
8 months ago

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris as Democratic candidate

ABC  

Former US president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice-president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation's two most popular Democrats. The announcement comes as Ms Harris continues to build momentum as the party's likely nominee after President Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election …

Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
8 months ago

Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a mad dash to accommodate a new nominee, a re-crafted program and a highly compressed deadline to pull everything off as though this was the plan all along. With President Joe Biden now out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris …

DNC day 3: Kamala Harris, Obama, Clinton, Warren to speak
4 years, 7 months ago

DNC day 3: Kamala Harris, Obama, Clinton, Warren to speak

Al Jazeera  

The Democratic Party will make history tonight when it formally nominates Kamala Harris to stand for vice president in the United States national election. In addition to Harris, Wednesday’s convention programme features an ensemble of Democratic heavy hitters; former President Barack Obama, primary contender Senator Elizabeth Warren, and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary …

With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut
55 years, 2 months ago

With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut

Wired  

On Tuesday, following weeks of speculation, Joe Biden’s campaign texted supporters to let them know that he’d selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. As the US continues to struggle to get the coronavirus under control and in-person events remain limited, this is also the first presidential campaign that will take place almost entirely online, making it all the …

Harris remains in race for Biden’s Vice-President pick; Clintons, Obamas to address convention
4 years, 7 months ago

Harris remains in race for Biden’s Vice-President pick; Clintons, Obamas to address convention

Hindustan Times  

Kamala Harris, who is of mixed Indian and African American descent, remains on a shortening list of candidates Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, could pick as his running mate as the party announced on Tuesday its list of speakers for the national convention to be held virtually next week. California Senator Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan and US Democratic …

Democrats Reveal Who Will Speak During The Convention — And Who Might Not
4 years, 7 months ago

Democrats Reveal Who Will Speak During The Convention — And Who Might Not

NPR  

Democrats Reveal Who Will Speak During The Convention — And Who Might Not Enlarge this image toggle caption Getty Images/NPR Getty Images/NPR Updated at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday: Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former President Bill Clinton and Jill Biden, the candidate's spouse. Wednesday: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 2016 Democratic …

Newsletter: Your Essential Politics guide to Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention
8 years, 8 months ago

Newsletter: Your Essential Politics guide to Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

LA Times  

A man dressed in the national colors looks over the convention floor on Day 1 of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. I’m Christina Bellantoni, here with your Essential Politics guide to the Democratic National Convention. Tonight’s theme is &ldqduo;A lifetime of fighting for children and families.” The big event is a state-by-state roll call vote as convention delegates …

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