DNC Day 3: Tim Walz accepts VP nomination, rallying Democrats to fight
Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
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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."
He launched into criticisms of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, who he characterized as "one of those guys who thinks if you don't live the life he has in mind for you, then you don't count."
Oprah Winfrey, in her DNC speech, called on Americans to back Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and "choose optimism over cynicism."
Poet and activist Amanda Gorman debuted a new poem on the third night of the Democratic convention Wednesday.
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."
According to a new CBS News poll, Republicans are about half as likely as Democrats to say they're very confident in their state's voting system.
Most Democrats think Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will fight for people like them.
A rally attendee told CBS News "I think it's safer now, just because of what happened previously."
The DNC's ceremonial roll call became a star-studded fest that included a performance from Lil Jon and a medley of songs that corresponded to each U.S. state and territory.
Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.'s running mate, suggested the two might back Trump's bid for the presidency.
A former babysitter has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant in 1984.
Democrats are assailing Republicans' record on abortion rights, and women are telling their personal stories.
Two men were convicted in a complicated and deadly 2017 scheme to kidnap and murder a man and woman for revenge in Washington, D.C.