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Harris to pitch ‘New Way Forward’ during DNC acceptance speech

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris‘s prime-time acceptance of the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination will be about her and former President Donald Trump. Harris is expected to share her story as the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants who became San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, a U.S. senator, and President Joe Biden‘s vice president […]

Trump tries to upstage Harris convention limelight with southern border visit

Former President Donald Trump will attempt to steal the spotlight from Democratic rival Kamala Harris on Thursday with a trip to the southern border hours before the vice president accepts her party’s nomination. Trump will visit the Arizona border late Thursday morning, part of a weeklong effort by his campaign to keep voters focused on […]

Biden expands border workarounds despite major drop in illegal crossings

The Biden administration has, for the time being, bailed itself out of the country’s worst illegal immigration crisis in history — just in time for the November election. The number of migrants encountered attempting to enter the United States by coming over the southern border illegally dropped in July to the lowest levels seen in […]

DNC Buzz: Walz Wednesday, Squad-backed sit-in, and gender neutral prayer room

CHICAGO — The third day of the Democratic National Convention featured vice presidential nominee Tim Walz as the headliner with support from his former football players. Uncommitted delegates gathered outside the Democratic National Convention to protest the fact that no Palestinian-Americans have been scheduled to speak at the event. Democrats also provided a “gender neutral” prayer […]

Top five takeaways from DNC Day 3 as Tim Walz accepts the nomination

CHICAGO — The third night of the Democratic National Convention featured a second former president, Bill Clinton, making the case for Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign to the American people. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris’s running mate, gave the keynote speech Wednesday night as celebrity singers John Legend and Sheila E. staged a musical tribute […]

Tim Walz makes case for Harris and himself in high school pep rally-style DNC speech

CHICAGO — Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) heavily touted his background as a teacher, football coach, and former member of the U.S. Army National Guard during his prime-time Wednesday night speech to formally accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Walz, who was a high school football coach, made multiple references and puns to the sport throughout […]

Buttigieg brings up Vance beef at Democratic convention

CHICAGO — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg dredged up his grievances with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) during his 2024 Democratic National Convention address, a window into an alternate universe in which Vice President Kamala Harris tapped him as her running mate. “At least Mike Pence was polite,” Buttigieg told Chicago’s United Center on […]

Oprah urges independents to back Kamala Harris during DNC speech

CHICAGO — Legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey enthusiastically embraced Vice President Kamala Harris‘s 2024 campaign, urging independents to embrace the Democratic ticket during a surprise speech at the party’s convention Wednesday evening. “After watching the Obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn’t it? Some epic fire,” Winfrey said at the beginning of […]

Wes Moore dings Trump’s ‘bone spurs’ and lack of military service at DNC

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) used his Wednesday night speech at the Democratic National Convention to highlight both his and Gov. Tim Walz‘s (D-MN) military service, and knock former president Donald Trump for his lack of it. “Now, I joined the Army when I was 17. In fact, I was too young to sign the paperwork. […]

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls Harris-Walz campaign the freedom ticket

CHICAGO — Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) hailed Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), as the ticket of “real freedom” during a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention. “Today, we find ourselves writing the next chapter,” he said to the crowd. “Will we be a nation defined by chaos […]
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