Storage containers were stacked around the perimeter to create additional walls and block sight lines. Snipers were positioned on roofs at the venue, where old aircraft were sitting behind the podium and a large American flag was suspended from cranes.
Walz has faced scrutiny, particularly over claims he embellished his background. His wife clarified that, contrary to Walz's repeated assertions, she did not use in vitro fertilization but opted for other fertility treatments.
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of its new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.
Bhatt, a priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, originates from Bengaluru. He is a Madhwa priest with training in the Rig Veda and Tantrasaara (Maadhva) Agama, having studied under his guru, Pejavar Swamiji of the Udupi Ashta Matha.
At DNC, America's first Black president, Obama has thrown his considerable political capital behind Harris as she seeks to make history herself on November 5 as the first woman and first Black and South Asian person to be elected US president.
“Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?” Former first lady Michelle Obama criticized Donald Trump during her DNC speech for his history of attacking her and her husband, drawing applause from Democrats.
Former President Donald Trump has posted a fake social media image of pop superstar Taylor Swift asking people to vote for him in the November election. Swift has not publicly endorsed a candidate in the 2024 race but has supported Democrats in the past.
Former President Barack Obama sought to recapture the energy of his 2008 run for office and lend it to Harris’ campaign effort this time around. “I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling fired up! I’m feeling ready to go,” Obama said.
The former president warned the crowd at the DNC that even though “the torch has been passed” to Harris, the work for Democrats is not yet done.
The mega DNC event opened with Biden, 81, passing the baton to Kamala Harris ahead of the November presidential bout with Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton, who unsuccessfully ran against Trump in 2016, highlighted his criminal convictions and controversial language towards Harris at the event.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed Kamala Harris' vision for America in a speech to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Wiping away multiple tears after being introduced by his daughter Ashley and waving to a crowd that gave him an extended standing ovation, a smiling Biden said: "I love you."
On Monday night, US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will not participate in a Fox News debate that had been under consideration for September 4.
Kamala Harris will be a "historic president", US President Joe Biden has said, as he passed the baton of the Democratic Party to her and made a strong pitch to American voters to vote for her to preserve democracy.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saluted Kamala Harris for possibly breaking the "highest, hardest glass ceiling" to become America's first woman president.
Wiping away multiple tears after being introduced by his daughter Ashley and waving to a crowd that gave him an extended standing ovation, a smiling Biden said: "I love you."
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party's national convention on Monday night, drawing cheers from the crowd as she vowed to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November election.
The march happened just as President Joe Biden, who has been the target of intense criticism from pro-Palestinian groups, including the marchers, was doing a walk-through of the largely empty United Center. Biden was scheduled to address the party in the evening.
The Democratic National Convention's first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Biden laced into Trump and directly acknowledged the concerns of protesters against the Gaza war who demonstrated a few blocks from the convention hall.
The latest measurement is in line with how Americans viewed Harris in early 2021, when she and Biden first took office. It suggests renewed positivity toward Harris, the share of Americans who have a "very favourable" opinion of her has also increased over the same period.
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