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President Joe Biden will be the final speaker at the Democratic National Convention as it gets underway on Monday night.
Biden is set to deliver a unifying message after dropping out of the race last month and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Delegates are gathering at the convention, which will see Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz formally nominated to be the party’s candidates in the 2024 presidential race to take on Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Harris has enjoyed an astonishing boom in popularity since Biden made his historic decision not to pursue another term in the White House a month ago in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Trump in Atlanta on June 27.
With the party rallying around Harris, she has surged in the polls and cemented her appeal by adding Walz to the ticket, a sequence of events that has left Trump and Vance reeling, with seemingly little idea how best to respond to the new challenge they face.
Meanwhile, security has been ramped up as activists descend on Chicago to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. A small number of protesters managed to break through a fence at the outer perimeter of the convention area on Monday afternoon.
VIDEO: Chicago police confirm multiple protesters arrested for breaching fence outside of DNC
Reann Philogene20 August 2024 01:45
A rising star in the Democratic Party
Mallory McMorrow has become a rising star in the Democratic party after a Republican colleague in Michigan smeared her as a groomer over her support for LGBT+ students.
McMorrow’s response on the Michigan senate floor went viral:
Alex Woodward20 August 2024 01:40
Harris calls and sings on your birthday, California lieutenant governor says
Eleni Kounalakis, the California lieutenant governor, said during the DNC on Monday night that Kamala Harris sometimes calls her friends on their birthdays and sings to them.
“Kamala Harris won $20bn from the big banks for California homeowners, and that’s because that’s because she cares. She cares so much that, if you’re lucky enough to be her friend, she calls you on her birthday, and sometimes she sings to you,” Kounalakis said.
Gustaf Kilander20 August 2024 01:39
Left-wing criticism of Harris has fallen flat. Here’s what progressives want at the DNC
On Monday the Progressive Democrats of America held their conference at the Chicago Teachers’ Union hall, where Senator Bernie Sanders would keynote the two-day event, ahead of the official kickoff of the Democratic National Convention.
But the hall remained only half full. So speakers urged attendees to tell their friends to come down to the hall for Sanders’s speech.
Eric Garcia20 August 2024 01:30
Jimmy Carter’s grandson to speak at DNC on Tuesday
Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter will speak at the DNC on Tuesday on behalf of the 99-year-old former president, who has said he hopes to make it to November to be able to vote for Kamala Harris.
Gustaf Kilander20 August 2024 01:26
‘Mass confusion’ as delegates, media, and guests attempt to enter United Center
Gustaf Kilander20 August 2024 01:23
Big labor push at the DNC
Big labor push here. Harris supports the PRO Act, raising the federal minimum wage, and she’s racked up a lot of big union endorsements, including SEIU, which has supported the Fight for $15 and Fight for a Union campaigns.
Walz was active in the National Education Association union when he was a teacher in Minnesota.
Alex Woodward20 August 2024 01:20
Biden set to speak after 10.30pm ET
President Joe Biden is expected to speak tonight after 9.30pm CT/10.30pm ET.
He’ll be introduced by First Lady Jill Biden and daughter Ashley Biden.
Gustaf Kilander20 August 2024 01:13
VIDEO: Rev. Jesse Jackson recieves thunderous applause at DNC 2024
Reann Philogene20 August 2024 01:10
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