Gus Walz's tearful moment at DNC heartens neurodiversity community
Seventeen-year-old Gus Walz's parents recently told media that he has a non-verbal learning disorder, ADHD and an anxiety disorder. They called his condition "his secret power."
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Seventeen-year-old Gus Walz's parents recently told media that he has a non-verbal learning disorder, ADHD and an anxiety disorder. They called his condition "his secret power."
Three presidents, leaders in Congress and other prominent members of the party are addressing the Democratic National Convention this week.
Chicago police say they are prepared for a final night of pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention.
Rewatch Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's speech as he officially accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president at the 2024 DNC.
VP nominee Tim Walz told the crowd at the DNC, "We got 76 days. That's nothing. There'll be time to sleep when we're dead."
Oprah Winfrey, in her DNC speech, called on Americans to back Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and "choose optimism over cynicism."
Former President Bill Clinton in his DNC address said Harris has "the vision, the experience, the temperament, the will — and yes — the sheer joy to get something done."
The 2024 Democratic National Convention brought a series of protests and demonstrations to downtown Chicago this week.
Democrats from across the country are returning for Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention as the party continues to rally around its new ticket.
The group Behind Enemy Lines organized the protest, which began at 7 p.m. at the Israeli Consulate, which is located in the Accenture Tower.
Thousands marched in a show of solidarity with Palestine and calling for an end to U.S. funding to Israel. A security fence was breached during the marching.
The longtime party figure and native Chicagoan previews this week's Democratic National Convention, and offers a message to his fellow Democrats about the prospects of the Harris-Walz ticket come Election Day.
Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz, the popular two-term governor of Minnesota, as her VP running mate, selecting a Midwestern Democrat to join her on the ticket.
Kamala Harris received 99% of the delegate votes in the Democratic National Committee's early virtual roll call vote, which ended Monday evening.
Harris said she’ll officially accept the nomination next week once the voting window closes. Noel Brennan has more on when her running mate will be revealed.
Campaign finance records show Donald Trump donated twice to reelect Kamala Harris as attorney general of California more than a decade ago.
Shortly after the announcement, President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. But other contenders could emerge.
In Virginia, Vance accused the Democrats of a “corrupt” process in the wake of President Biden bowing out of the contest.
President Joe Biden announced he would end his 2024 re-election bid and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to be their party's nominee, less than a month before the Democratic National Convention was set to take place in Chicago. Delegates will vote to nominate a candidate at the United Center next month, unless the person is chosen in a closed-door vote beforehand.
Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson and the state's entire Democratic congressional delegation are endorsing Harris to be the party's new nominee for the White House.
Republicans could attack Harris for her role on immigration, but the topic of abortion will also be front and center, according to the former head of the Illinois Republican Party.
Here's how former President Donald Trump and Republican senators and members of Congress are reacting to President Biden's decision to leave the 2024 race.
President Biden is the first sitting president to drop out of running for reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 — leaving the race against Donald Trump in turmoil.
But an alderman who will serve as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention said getting behind Mr. Biden remains essential.
While Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th), a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, says he and other delegates remain committed to Mr. Biden, some are suggesting other potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, including Gov. JB Pritzker. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
