CHICAGO — A Democratic National Convention like no other got underway here on Monday. President Biden, who two months ago expected this event to be his ceremonial coronation as his party’s nominee, is instead passing the torch to Vice President Harris. Democrats, who fell into a deep gloom after Biden’s disastrous June debate with former President...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) hit Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) over the topic of abortion — an issue key to his 2023 reelection and to Democrats' 2024 efforts — while speaking on Monday at the Democratic National Convention. “Folks, Donald Trump appointed the Supreme Court justices who got us into this...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said Monday that he's hoping Vice President Harris will call for a U.S. arms embargo on Israel before November's election. Bowman, an outspoken critic of Israel's conduct in the war with Hamas, noted that Harris has already taken a more aggressive position on the conflict than President Biden has — at...
First lady Jill Biden on Monday said that President Biden "dug deep into his soul" before he dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Vice President Harris. “Weeks ago...I saw him dig deep into his soul and decide to no longer seek reelection and endorsed Kamala Harris,” the first lady said in remarks during...
Rich Logis, a former voter of former President Trump's appeared in a video message broadcast to the Democratic National Convention Monday night to say that the COVID-19 pandemic showed him how Trump was “lying about pretty much everything.” “I believed Trump,” he said. “When the pandemic hit, we needed leadership, but we were given almost...
Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, took an apparent jab at former President Trump’s “Black job” remarks in his opening statement at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. “I’m Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, and I’m here to do my Black job,” Johnson said in his opening remarks. Vice...
Presented by American Energy Action — Climate-focused advocacy groups say they’re putting $55 million into an ad campaign to elect Vice President Harris to the presidency. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Climate groups say they’re putting $55M into pro-Harris ads Climate-focused advocacy groups say they will be spending $55...
The Democratic National Convention formally kicks off Monday, as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are expected to march on the city. President Biden, who announced he was withdrawing his bid for reelection to make room for Vice President Harris at the top of the ticket, is tonight's headliner. All eyes will be on the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries. "While I share the author's desire to protect communities from air pollution, local air quality management districts are already carrying out the necessary action to do just...
The FBI, alongside other intelligence agencies, announced Monday it concluded Iran was behind the hacking of the Trump campaign and that the country has attempted to disrupt both presidential campaigns. “We have observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle, specifically involving influence operations targeting the American public and cyber operations targeting Presidential campaigns....
Presented by PhRMA — The Democratic National Committee released its official platform just before the party's convention kicked off this week, laying out plans for changing the U.S. health care system should they clinch the White House again. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Roe, IVF and drug prices top Democratic health...
