DNC schedule: When Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and more will speak

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) has now entered its third day at the United Center in Chicago, with some of the party’s biggest heavyweights taking to the stage during the four-day event.

While the DNC is first and foremost a presidential nominating convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz already have their places in the White House race sown up after a five-day round of online voting for delegates wrapped on August 5.

Now, as many as 50,000 visitors have descended on the Steven Spielberg-coordinated convention in the Windy City, including 5,000 delegates from 50 states and territories, plus 15,000 members of the media, tens of thousands of guests and a huge contingent of Gaza ceasefire protesters.

The convention has been organized around four distinct themes, one for each day: Monday’s was “For the People”, examining the Biden administration’s accomplishments in the White House and how a future Harris Cabinet could continue its work, Tuesday’s was “A Bold Vision for America’s Future”, Wednesday’s is “A Fight for Our Freedoms” and Thursday’s will be “For Our Future”.

Here the latest on what we know about the convention’s schedule.

President Joe Biden delivered the headline speech on the opening night of the DNC, giving an emotional address to rapturous applause from the crowd.

Introduced by First Lady Dr Jill Biden and his daughter Ashley Biden, the 81-year-old president ran through his accomplishments in the Oval Office, from the Covid-19 recovery, the economy, healthcare and infrastructure, before making a forceful case against Donald Trump.

Denying that he was “angry” with members of his party who pressured him to step aside from the 2024 race, Biden explained: “I love my job,