The third day of the Democratic National Convention did not quite reach the emotional intensity of the previous two nights, but it kept the party’s momentum going ahead of Vice President Harris’s big speech on Thursday. Harris’s vice-presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), was the headline attraction on Wednesday. The other major names included...
The third night of the Democratic National Convention did not disappoint when it came to emotional moments. From a charged plea to bring home Israeli hostages to a tearful response to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s speech, the night was filled with headline-grabbing moments. Here are the five most memorable. Israeli American hostage's parents deliver...
An emotional Gus Walz was seen in the crowd at the DNC on Wednesday night, as his father formally accepted the nomination for vice president. Walz, standing with his mother Gwen and sister Hope, had tears streaming down his face and appeared to be sobbing openly with pride as his mother and sister silently cried...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) leaned into his roots as a high school coach on Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, and argued that Democrats have the right team to win in November. “We’re driving down the field and boy, do we have the right team,” Walz said to a sea of red "Coach...
A day after addressing an energized Democratic National Convention crowd, Mitch Landrieu, Harris-Walz campaign co-chair, exuded confidence but admitted that time is short.
The Harris campaign has made a concerted effort this cycle to target disillusioned Republican voters, and her strategy going into the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago this week appears to be the same. Several Republicans are scheduled to speak on the mainstage of the DNC this week — from high-profile figures who served in...
CHICAGO – Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went after Donald Trump on Wednesday, using her prime-time platform at the Democratic National Convention to warn voters that his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is enough evidence he poses an outsized threat to American democracy. But in her signature style, she...
CHICAGO — Daytime television mega-celebrity Oprah Winfrey told a cheering crowd at the United Center that the 2024 presidential election boils down to a choice of values and character and warned that “decency and respect are on the ballot.” Winfrey, who identified herself as an independent, made it clear she thinks Vice President Kamala Harris...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Massive jobs revision buoys hope for September rate cut The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday posted a larger-than-usual adjustment that showed the U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs between March 2023 and March 2024...
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday suggested Democrats should "pump the brakes" on the rhetoric surrounding former President Trump for the sake of safety. Vance, speaking with reporters in North Carolina, pointed to the speeches at the Democratic National Convention this week, saying Democrats are possibly starting to "ramp up the...
Former President Trump is facing backlash after criticizing Vice President Harris for attending the historically Black sorority Sigma Gamma Rho boulé. In an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump called the boulé, when a sorority’s entire membership over the years assembles together, a “party.” “She went actually, to a party,” said Trump. “And you...
International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien insinuated he was not allowed to talk at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) due to “corporate elitists” in a Wednesday interview. “Both parties ... I talked about corporate elitists, I talked about the Ubers of the world, the Lyfts of the world, I talked about Amazon at the...
