In ‘Hostage Square,’ focusing attention on those abducted by Hamas
CHICAGO — Fences, a metal detector and security guards were already in place when “Hostage Square” opened Tuesday morning in a gravel parking lot about a mile east of the…
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Walz to be nominated for VP slot by Klobuchar and a former student
CHICAGO — Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz will be nominated for the role by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a former student Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, according to…
Kamala Harris reports massively outraising Trump in July
Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised three times as much as Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee in July, and ended the month with a…
5 takeaways from the Democratic convention and the Obamas on Day 2
CHICAGO — Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in the 2024 election, now featuring more Lil Jon on C-SPAN. (Make sure you are subscribed to…
Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention
The second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured former president Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, among others, who made…
Obamas electrify Democrats at Chicago convention
CHICAGO — Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, two of the Democratic Party’s most popular figures, electrified delegates at the party’s convention Tuesday, saying they saw…
From democracy to freedom: How Kamala Harris shifted Democrats’ rhetoric
CHICAGO — When President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, he invoked the need to “preserve our democracy,” “vote for democracy,” and…
Harris and Walz rally in Milwaukee, chasing key votes during convention
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took a detour from Chicago to rally with more than 15,000 supporters here Tuesday in an effort to channel…
RFK Jr.’s running mate drops the pretense about helping Trump
For as long as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been running for president, Democrats have cast him as a stalking horse for Donald Trump. But Kennedy has consistently denied playing…
How Democrats have tightly choreographed the use of signs at party convention
CHICAGO — Shelia Smoot runs the Alabama delegation sign choreography operation like a drill sergeant. “Jill is coming up — the ‘Jill’ signs please,” Smoot said, turning toward her state’s…