DNC Delegates discuss path to the White House
Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz campaign in Milwaukee on Thursday. Asal Rezaei attended a breakfast with Wisconsin DNC delegates excited about the event.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz campaign in Milwaukee on Thursday. Asal Rezaei attended a breakfast with Wisconsin DNC delegates excited about the event.
More than five weeks have passed since hotel workers allegedly pinned down D'Vontaye Mitchell outside the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee.
Cellphone video footage showed the four workers holding down D'Vontaye Mitchell on the hotel's driveway.
Discussion keeps growing on whether President Biden will withdraw from the race, but at the Republican National Convention Thursday, Illinois delegates said former President Donald Trump is likely to win in a landslide regardless of who is on the ticket against him. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from Milwaukee.
CBS News Chicago Political Analyst Pat Brady says Vance's speech was more like Dan Quayle's vice presidential nomination acceptance speech in 1988 than Sarah Palin's in 2008. Brady joins Joe Donlon at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Vance was one of several speakers at the convention in Milwaukee Wednesday night. As Joe Donlon reports, the theme of the evening was "Make America Strong Again," and speakers addressed the military, foreign policy, and Israel as they called for a return of Donald Trump to the White House.
There are some significant differences the Republican National Convention now in progress and the Democratic Convention in Chicago next month.
The cities are different, the convention layouts are different, and the number of protesters in Chicago expected to be much larger. But as Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, police and protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee said believe Chicago’s big event will run more smoothly than many fear.
The former president was seen getting comfortable and familiar with details like camera and teleprompter placement and was still sporting that white bandage on his ear from Saturday's shooting in Pennsylvania.
A man was shot and killed by out-of-town police officers in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, a Chicago Police official says nothing similar is likely during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
Joe Donlon reports from Milwaukee, where former President Trump spent some time on stage Wednesday afternoon completing a walk-through before his speech Thursday night.
Pastor Brooks of New Beginnings Church of Chicago gave the closing prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. In 2022, he camped out on a Woodlawn rooftop to raise money for a community center.
Thousands of officers from multiple jurisdictions are in Milwaukee providing additional security for the convention.
The former president who also hopes to be a future president came out to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to a standing ovation, as speakers focused on safety and crime with a theme of calling to "make America safe again." Joe Donlon reports from the Fiserv Forum.
Meanwhile in Milwaukee Tuesday, at a breakfast for the Illinois RNC delegates, CBS News Chicago asked leaders about the somewhat significant divide between Vance and Trump.
Illinois' delegation is made up of almost all newer faces, while figures such as former Gov. Jim Edgar, former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin are absent. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the RNC in Milwaukee.
One move by U.S. Sen. Vance earlier this year had deep ties to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the Republican National Convention In Milwaukee.
Chicago will host the Democratic National Convention in a mere five weeks.
It was a love fest for former President Trump, who also seeks to be future President Trump, just two nights after he was hurt in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Joe Donlon has a recap of the first day of the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee.
Some also say Vance's age—just 39 years old—brings a youthfulness to the ticket.
Delegates hope the addition of the junior senator from Ohio to the ticket produces a landslide for the Trump-Vance campaign in November. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Former President Donald Trump selected Vance—the junior senator from Ohio and the author of the popular book "Hillbilly Elegy"—at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Some say Vance’s age—just 39 years old—brings a youthfulness to the ticket. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, delegates also say his book “Hillbilly Elegy,” released eight years ago, tells the story of a hurting America that continues to hurt.
"He hits the ground, but he comes back up, and you saw the fight in him when he came back up, and that's what we need in the White House," U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Illinois) said.
Police officers from all around—including Chicago---have been deployed to Milwaukee, and the security perimeter is subject to tight restrictions. Meanwhile, the big question is who will be selected as former President Donald Trump’s running mate. Joe Donlon reports from Milwaukee.
