Former President Barack Obama took the stage to deliver Tuesday’s keynote address on the second day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention roughly two decades after his first DNC speech. He kickstarted the speech with a joke about being “the only person stupid enough to speak after Michelle Obama,” praising his wife’s remarks about the “contagious
John Legend admits most people may “see the glamour and celebrity” when they look at him, but he’s the same person who grew up in a blue-collar town in Ohio with what he described as a UAW family. His upbringing, and now raising a family of his own, are among the many reasons he’s passionate
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a roughly 20-minute speech Tuesday night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, telling Americans that “hope is making a comeback” with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on the Democratic ticket. In the speech, Obama honored her late mother, Marian Robinson, saying she believes Harris
The Biden-Harris administration is stonewalling a congressional probe into 20 anti-Israel nonprofit groups with suspected links to money laundering and terrorism financing, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Lawmakers are teasing a subpoena as a result. Congress initiated the probe in mid-May, instructing the Treasury Department to hand over “suspicious activity reports” related to organizations
‘I’d love that endorsement,’ the former president remarked Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening suggested he is open to giving independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a position in his administration in return for an endorsement in the 2024 race. Earlier this week, Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan told a podcast that
Kamala Harris’ nomination sparks surge in voter enthusiasm among Democrats and independents – CBS News Watch CBS News According to the latest CBS News poll, Democratic voter enthusiasm has risen since Kamala Harris was announced as her party’s nominee. In Chicago, Tony Dokoupil speaks to voters to see how the numbers translate in real life.
The main Democratic bodies collectively raised $63.3 million during the month, while the main Republican committees raised $59.6 million. In the first month with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the party’s ticket, the Democratic Party seized the fundraising lead from the Republican Party. On Aug. 20, committees affiliated with America’s major political