CBS News is fact checking some of the statements made by speakers during the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week, which is taking place in Chicago through Thursday, Aug. 22. On Thursday, the final night of the convention, Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting her party’s nomination and delivering her acceptance speech. CBS News’ Confirmed team is
Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color to accept the presidential nomination of a major party on Thursday when she delivered a speech closing out the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Harris, who replaced President Biden at the top of the ticket just a few weeks ago, delivered a forceful address
The presidential candidate spoke of her middle-class roots, passion for justice and opportunity, and presented the election as a choice between future and past. CHICAGO—Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the biggest speech of her political career at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, accepting the party’s nomination and introducing herself to the nation as her
“Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it?” asked Michelle Obama at the top of her stemwinder speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. “You know, we’re feeling it here in this arena, but it’s spreading across this country we love. A familiar feeling that has been buried too deep for
Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, framing the upcoming election as an opportunity for the nation to “chart a new way forward” and encouraging voters to write the “next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told.” Harris makes history as the first Black woman to lead a major
A little over a month ago, Democrats were coming to grips with the idea that President Biden might not be the best candidate to represent their party in the race against former President Donald Trump, with many dreading what they thought could be a landslide loss up and down the ballot in November. What a
Rep. Lucy McBath, family members and survivors of gun violence address DNC 06:47 Five Americans who lost loved ones to gun violence offered their stories, including Rep. Lucy McBath, the congresswoman from Georgia who lost her 17-year-old son, Jordan, when he was shot in 2012. “I saw firsthand the power of telling our stories,” she