For the final night of his broadcasts in Chicago during the DNC, his guests included Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy.
Like the speakers who preceded her at the DNC, Harris focused largely on aspirations and ideals and generally did not stray far from the facts.
Democrats made a determined effort in Chicago to flaunt the red, white and blue. They didn’t just talk patriotic politics and policies, but also tried to tug at voters’ patriotic heart strings.
The politicians and delegates are packing up, as are out-of-town protesters, journalists, and TV hosts. Beyoncé fans hopeful about a surprise performance put their mirrored cowboy hats away.
Furthering that association at the convention this week in Chicago were a lively set by DJ Cassidy, which included a surprise appearance by rapper Lil Jon, and friendship bracelets, the summer-camp staples co-opted by Taylor Swift fans.
There was no shortage of performances from talented musicians during the convention, including Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Jason Isbell, The Chicks and Pink.
The actress Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying “it’s come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the proper pronunciation of our future president’s name.”
Survivors and family members of victims of gun violence attested at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday to the ways shootings impacted their lives and spurred them to advocacy.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ most important speech of her life caps a turn of political events that propelled her into the spotlight.
After Gus was shown in Chicago tearing up and yelling out, “That’s my dad!” People magazine posted a statement from the Walz family that Gus has “a non-verbal learning disorder,” anxiety and ADHD.