Playing alter-ego Donny Franks, Stephen Colbert shot hot dogs into a small crowd at the Democratic National Convention. After all, Illinois is “one of the few states where you’re allowed to open-carry a hot dog cannon,” he said.
On Day 3 of the DNC, speakers largely hewed close to the facts, but repeated a few attacks on Donald Trump that were inaccurate or omitted context.
Twenty years ago, Barack Obama’s speech at the DNC in Boston launched him toward the White House. On Tuesday, he returned as an elder statesman.
While a battle for the clicker may play out across Chicago, at Timothy O’Toole’s Pub in Streeterville, it’s no contest.
Winfrey called on Americans to move beyond political divides and described the November presidential election as a choice between “common sense” and “nonsense” in her 15-minute speech.
The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel gave a moving speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, pleading for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza.
A Nebraska native and former teacher, football coach and congressman, Tim Walz was chosen over a list of other better-known Democrats, including de facto DNC host Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
A Nebraska native and former teacher, football coach and congressman, Tim Walz was chosen over a list of other better-known Democrats, including de facto DNC host Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
The former president who was renominated in 1996 in Chicago hits on similar themes amid a much-changed political landscape.
Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will face a national audience that’s still getting to know him when he headlines the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday night.