Gaza activists at the DNC say they are getting a positive reception
Pro-Palestine activists were encouraged on the first night of the Democratic National Convention when speakers mentioned Gaza, but say they want to see concrete policy changes.
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Doug Emhoff slammed by Republicans for ... hugging his daughter Ella at DNC
Republicans are strangely bashing second gentleman Doug Emhoff for hugging his daughter Ella at the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court
A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation.
Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion? DNC shines spotlight on policy
Democrats are making abortion a top issue in the 2024 election as they try to win over voters who believe the Supreme Court overstepped when it overturned Roe v Wade.
Officials didn't need Treasury Board approval to buy $9M New York apartment, committee told
The decision to buy a new luxury apartment for the consulate general of Canada in New York, and to sell the old one, was made by officials at Global Affairs Canada (GAC), a committee of MPs heard Tuesday.
In Chicago, Democrats Are Newly Hopeful They Can Win the Fight for Congress
When Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, huddled for a few moments between events in a congested back hallway in a hotel on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention, they could barely contain their ebullience.
Behind the Obama-Harris Friendship: A Key Endorsement and a Kindred Spirit
On New Year’s Eve in 2007, Kamala Harris, then the district attorney of San Francisco, prepared to spend the holiday more than a thousand miles away from her native California. She had flown to Iowa for the first time, touching down in Des Moines during one of the wettest winters on record.
For Democrats, Midwest Is Best: Two Reporters From the Region Discuss
The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago. The party’s vice-presidential nominee is from Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan are, once again, at the center of its national campaign strategy.