Democratic National Convention

Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors, urge them to stay engaged

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month's election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception sought to buck up key donors who the Democratic Party needs to stay committed as it tries to pick up the pieces. Republicans scored a decisive victory taking the White House and Senate while maintaining control of the House in an election where donors of all political stripes spent about USD 4.7 billion. We all get knocked down. My dad would say when you get knocked down, you just got to get up, Biden said. The measure of a person or a party is how fast they get back up. Harris, who stepped in as the party's presidential nominee after Biden ended his campaign in July following his disastrous debate performance, praised donor

Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters: DNC's chairman

As he concludes his time as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison is downplaying his party's November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses that parties in power have faced around the world. But he acknowledged that Democrats must do a better job of selling the party's priorities and accomplishments for the working class. He also called for continued nationwide investments in party infrastructure and better use of non-legacy media. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that Kamala Harris is not going to be the next president of the United States, Harrison said in an interview Monday. But the political pendulum in this country has been swinging swiftly, back and forth, he added, and we got to buckle up and get ready for it to continue. Harrison made similar arguments in a memo being distributed Tuesday to Democratic Party leaders and donors around the country. Although Democrats did not achieve what we set out

Ukraine's Zelenskyy praises Trump's 'impressive' presidential election win

Under Democratic President Joe Biden, the United States has poured in tens of billions of dollars in military and financial aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022

Where to watch as JD Vance, Tim Walz meet for vice presidential debate

Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as the September 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers their top lieutenants a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and fulfil a time-honoured role of a running mate: attack dog. It will involve the biggest television and online audience either No. 2 will see before Election Day. Walz, the 60-year-old Minnesota governor, and Vance, a 40-year-old US senator from Ohio, have previewed potential approaches for weeks. Walz, before Harris selected him, was the Democrat who coined weird as a go-to pejorative for the Republican ticket. Vance assails the governor's progressive ...

Walz unharmed after vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash

Several cars at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt. The crashed occurred shortly before 1 p.m. local time. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign said she spoke with Walz shortly after the crash and that he was not injured. The campaign said the crash involved cars near the rear of the motorcade, not closer to the front, where Walz, who is also the governor of Minnesota, was riding. A member of Walz traveling staff, who was in a van carrying reporters, was injured and being treated by medics, according to a pool report from a reporter traveling in Walz's motorcade. The pool reporter said others in the van were shaken but appeared to be OK after being violently thrown forward, as our van slammed into the one in front of us and was hit from behind. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash. The crash occurred after Walz and his wife

Kamala Harris caps DNC's final day with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny

Now is the time for ceasefire, and let me be clear, I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, Kamala Harris stated

Pro-Palestinian leaders say their request for speaker at DNC was declined

Leaders of an Uncommitted movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, have been negotiating for weeks to secure a speaking slot for a Palestinian American at the Democratic National Convention this week. The negotiations stalled late Wednesday when leaders with the Uncommitted National Movement say a Democratic National Committee official called and delivered a firm response: The answer is no. The leader, Abbas Alawieh, an Uncommitted delegate to the convention and co-founder of the movement, described the call as shocking after weeks of talks that he felt were positive. In response, he and other delegates decided to stage a sit-in outside Chicago's United Center, where the convention is being held. They spent the night on the sidewalk on Wednesday, and vowed to remain until their request was granted or the convention ended Thursday night. When we ran out of options doing everything we can and

V-P Harris all set to make acceptance speech at Democratic convention

Vice President Kamala Harris, in the most important speech of her political life, is expected to outline her personal story and give an optimistic vision for the future in a bid to persuade the American people to make her the first woman president of the country. Tonight, I think it will be one of the greatest speeches we're going to hear in this election season, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker told reporters here Thursday, hours ahead of a speech by Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where she accepts the presidential nomination, the second woman to do so for the Democratic Party. Harris, 59, is the first ever Indian-American and the first ever Black woman to be nominated on a major presidential ticket in the US, and she will take on Republican Party's Donald Trump in elections in November. Taking the stage at the United Center in Chicago to accept her nomination as the Democratic nominee, Harris, in her address, will share her personal story and her professiona

Democratic convention puts Trump's role in Jan 6 assault back in spotlight

Media personality Oprah Winfrey joined Clinton and others to press the case that while Trump was for himself, Harris was for the country

Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages' release during DNC

The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel gave a moving speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, pleading for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza. This is a political convention. But needing our only son and all of the cherished hostages home is not a political issue. It is a humanitarian issue, said Jon Polin, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin lost his part of his left arm and was kidnapped from Israel by militants who attacked the music festival he was attending. Polin and his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, were greeted with an extended ovation and chants of bring him home by the thousands of Democratic delegates in Chicago. They steered clear of politics in their 10-minute speech, but Jon Polin said the families of the American hostages meet regularly in Washington and are heartened to see bipartisan support for securing the release of their loved ones. President Joe Biden

Democratic Convention: Obamas back Harris for US Prez polls; who said what

During the Democratic National Convention, US President Joe Biden passed the torch to Kamala Harris as the new official Democratic candidate to run against Donald Trump

'America, hope is making a comeback': Michelle Obama bats for Harris at DNC

Hope is making a comeback in America, former first lady Michelle Obama has said as she made an impassioned case for Kamala Harris and described her as the most qualified person ever to seek the office of the US president. Michelle, in her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, described Vice President Harris as a candidate who worked her way up from a middle-class background, drawing on lessons from the two women's late mothers. "America, Hope is making a comeback," Michelle, the wife of former president Barack Obama, said as she was given a rousing welcome by thousands of Democratic party leaders and workers from across the country for the national convention. Harris, 59, is scheduled to formally accept the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Thursday to take on Republican rival Donald Trump, 78, in the November 5 election. Recollecting the death of her mother recently, Michelle, 60, said she was an inspiration for her and so was the mother of ...

Joe Biden gives Harris an enthusiastic endorsement, gets rousing ovation

President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, as his decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy within his party with Vice President Kamala Harris ' elevation to the top of the ticket. After 52 years rising to the pinnacle of influence within his party, Biden, 81, received a hero's welcome for the act of stepping aside for Harris, weeks after many in his party were pressuring him to drop his bid for reelection. One month after an unprecedented mid-campaign switch from Biden to Harris, the opening night of the convention in Chicago was designed as a handoff from the incumbent to his hand-picked successor albeit four years before he intended for her to follow him. A visibly emotional Biden was greeted by a more than four-minute-long ovation and chants of Thank you Joe. America, I love you, he replied. Democrats are looking to the weeklong event to give a graceful exit to the incumbent president and ...

Activist Jesse Jackson makes surprise appearance at DNC, receives tribute

Earlier in the night, the Democratic Party chair, Jamie Harrison, acknowledged that Jackson's 1984 DNC speech in Chicago served as inspiration for him and the nation to 'keep hope alive'

Harris has character, experience, vision to lead US, says Hillary Clinton

Vice President Kamala Harris has the character, experience and vision to lead the United States forward, former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton said on Monday as she addressed thousands of Democratic Party leaders and members from across the country to nominate the former attorney as their nominee for the November presidential elections. Kamala has the character, experience, and vision to lead us forward, the 76-year-old, who unsuccessfully contested against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, said at the Democratic National Convention. I know her heart and her integrity. We both got our start as young lawyers helping children who were abused or neglected. That kind of work changes you. Those kids stay with you. Kamala carries with her the hopes of every child she protected, every family she helped, every community she served, Clinton said. So as president, she will always have our backs. She will fight to lower costs for hard-working families. Open the

Harris urges Democrats to 'fight for ideals' in surprise DNC appearance

Harris is riding a historic whirlwind into convention: her campaign has broken records for fundraising, packed arenas with supporters, turned opinion polls in some battleground states in favour

Biden to urge Democrats to unite behind VP Harris on day one of DNC

Having served as vice president to first Black US president, Barack Obama, Biden bowed out of race to allow his own second-in-command to make history as the first woman, a Black and Asian American

Democrats eye disqualifying Kennedy, others from Georgia presidential polls

Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia's November ballot told a judge on Monday that the independent presidential candidate must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a "sham". It shows how a decision by a New York court last week finding Kennedy doesn't live at the address in the New York City suburbs is being used to attack Kennedy's ballot access in other states. The judge ruled Kennedy shouldn't appear on New York ballots, but Kennedy plans an appeal. In Georgia, challengers argue that because Kennedy used the New York address on petitions needed for an independent to qualify, his petitions should be voided. The court found, by clear and convincing evidence that petitioners had shown that his New York residence was a sham used for political purposes, lawyer Adam Sparks said after a Monday hearing in Atlanta. He doesn't live there. He claimed to on each and every sheet of his petition here in Georgia. ..

Democrats will honour Biden, pivot to Harris on convention's first day

A refreshed Democratic Party gathered Monday night for a valedictory speech from President Joe Biden, whose decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy with Vice President Kamala Harris ' rise to the top of the ticket. The Democratic National Convention that began Monday in Chicago holds particularly high stakes for the party one month after an unprecedented mid-campaign switch from Biden to Harris. The opening night was designed as a handoff from the incumbent to his hand-picked successor albeit four years before he intended for her to follow him. Democrats are looking to the weeklong event to slingshot Harris toward an faceoff with Republican Donald Trump, whose comeback bid for the White House is viewed by Democrats as an existential threat. Having taken over the ticket just one month ago, Harris must now win over a divided country that is viewing her more positively but still making up its mind about the election. Beyond the convention's celebrations, the event

Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago; Biden to deliver remarks

Nearly 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the convention, including approximately 4,000 delegates; while the theme of the convention is 'For the People, For Our Future'