DNC 2024 Live updates: Day one honors Biden's legacy, but protests could strain party unity
This is CNBC's live coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill.
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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
CHICAGO (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national conventions in the same city but also shared some of the props.
Democrats’ Unity Convention Has One Giant Exception: The Gaza War
Even as feel-good displays of joy and confidence are set to dominate the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, one painful issue is bitterly dividing the Democratic establishment from its left flank: Israel’s war in Gaza.
Jailed Chinese activist faces another birthday alone in a cell, his wife says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ding Jiaxi knew he would spend his 57th birthday alone in a Chinese prison cell, without a phone call from family or a chance to stretch in the sunlight.
How to Watch the Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention will begin in Chicago on Monday, about a month after Republicans held their convention in Milwaukee.
Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What’s an elector?
PHOENIX (AP) — When Denisha Mitchell was asked why she filled out paperwork to serve as an Arizona elector for the independent presidential candidate Cornel West, her first response was “What?!” Her second: What’s an elector?
Jane Fonda says Harris-Walz ticket is 'only hope' to beat 'orange man' in campaign call with climate activists
Actress Jane Fonda and other climate change activists gathered Friday to tout the Harris-Walz campaign as "a proud climate ticket."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes surprise appearance in Sudbury
A gathering of Liberal MPs from across Ontario being held in Sudbury, Ont., suddenly got a bit more interesting Wednesday as the Prime Minister popped in to chat with the team.