In instant, last Sunday, the 2024 presidential campaign was completely transformed by Joe Biden’s historic withdrawal and his immediate “full support and endorsement” of his running mate, Kamala Harris. Bookmakers, insiders and cable pundits were suddenly confronted with a tantalizing new political calculation. No longer a contest between two aging candidates – an incumbent and […]
Young voters answer: What is the future of the Democratic Party? Young Democrats in Chicago talked about their visions for the future of the party and whether Kamala Harris’ campaign resonates with young voters. With 75 days to go until the presidential election, bettors are almost evenly split in their predictions, a stark break from […]
Rashad Trice was sentenced Friday to life in a federal prison for kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith last year. The crime sparked a massive manhunt and initially exposed the Detroit man to the federal death penalty. Five months after 27-year-old Trice pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker […]
Nobody buys what Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party are selling these days. Earlier this week, on the opening night of the devilish Chicago conference that Democrats call their national convention, the outgoing commander in chief explicitly denied that he was “angry at all the people” who had advised him to “resign” after […]
Time-lapse video: United Center during the DNC convention in Chicago Watch a time-lapse video showing the United Center filling and emptying during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The Democratic National Convention entered its final night on Monday, beginning with President Joe Biden officially passing the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris as the […]
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona was one of the speakers at the Democratic Party Convention on Thursday, the final night of a tumultuous four-day event at which Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president. Before his remarks, Kelly appeared on stage with his wife, former Democratic U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and […]
Live: The theme of the fourth and final day of the DNC is “For Our Future.” Chicago: US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the American public on Thursday on the final night of the National Democratic Convention (DNC) in Chicago. In her highly anticipated keynote speech, Harris praised her outgoing boss, President Joe Biden, as […]
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., stands onstage and is joined by Abbey Clements of Newton, Conn., Kim Rubio of Uvalde, Texas, Melody McFadden of Charleston, S.C., and Edgar Vilchez of Chicago, on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Mike Segar/Pool via AP)Mike Segar/AP Senator Mark Kelly (D-Az.) and […]
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., stands onstage and is joined by Abbey Clements of Newton, Conn., Kim Rubio of Uvalde, Texas, Melody McFadden of Charleston, S.C., and Edgar Vilchez of Chicago, on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Mike Segar/Pool via AP)Mike Segar/AP Senator Mark Kelly (D-Az.) and […]
On the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, pro-Palestinian protesters kept up the pressure on Wednesday, even as police blocked their way outside the United Center venue. Inside, there was an intoxicating mix of celebrity fanfare as Tim Walz accepted his vice presidential nomination in front of his enthusiastic fans and […]
