Former presidential contender Andrew Yang and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus opened the Democratic National Convention on Thursday with comedic banter mocking people who mispronounce Kamala Harris’…
Keisha Lance Bottoms invokes John Lewis in DNC speech
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Thursday invoked the late Rep. John Lewis of Georgia to urge people watching the Democratic National Convention to get…
Tulsi Gabbard snubbed by DNC in break from tradition
Seven candidates won at least one pledged delegate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Six gave speeches at the virtual convention this week; the seventh…
Latin American policy, immigration loom as Trump-Biden flash point
U.S. policy toward Latin America is having an outsized impact on the election, as Democrat Joseph R. Biden woos Hispanic voters in key swings states…
Goodyear backs off ‘Blue Lives Matter’ ban after Trump calls for boycott
Goodyear has partially backed off a diversity-training session that drew accusations of a political double standard and calls by President Trump for a boycott of…
Obama: Trump will ‘tear our democracy down’ if not stopped
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday said President Trump is a despot and a threat to American democracy, warning of dire and lasting consequences if…
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic vice presidential nomination
Democrats on Wednesday chose Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California to be the party’s 2020 vice presidential nominee, officially making Ms. Harris the first woman…
Alejandra Juarez, illegal immigrant at DNC, was put on path to deportation by Obama administration
The illegal immigrant mother Democrats used Wednesday as a case study of cruelty in President Trump’s policies was first flagged for deportation under the Obama-Biden…
Nancy Pelosi: Trump trying to crush Obamacare, not coronavirus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said that instead of trying to crush the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are…
Elizabeth Warren: Coronavirus is ‘on Donald Trump and the Republicans who enable him’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Wednesday said President Trump and Republicans who enable him are to blame for the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic…