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Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff celebrate on the final night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday.

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Harris makes ‘freedom’ the rallying cry as DNC wraps

Democrats frame election as turning point from recent traumas

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 23, 2024 at 12:33am

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures behind bulletproof glass as he concludes his remarks during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro on Wednesday.

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Trump jumps off script right from the start of event at border wall

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 22, 2024 at 5:34pm

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At the Races: Can ‘joy’ give Democrats the House gavel?

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 22, 2024 at 2:30pm
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivers his acceptance speech during day three of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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Fact-checking Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 22, 2024 at 8:39am
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democratic vice presidential nominee, and his wife Gwen, acknowledge the crowd after he spoke on the third night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday.

Walz-ing with Tim at the DNC

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 22, 2024 at 12:27am
Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats argue majority is still in their reach in November

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 21, 2024 at 7:35pm
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride, a Democrat running for the state’s open congressional seat, attends the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday.

Democrats’ LGBTQ delegates cheer barrier-breaking candidates

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 21, 2024 at 6:17pm
Then-Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during senate votes on January 23, 2024.

Ethics review into Menendez closed after resignation takes effect

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2024 at 5:47pm
Minnesota Gov. and vice presidential nominee Tim Walz does a podium check Wednesday before the Democratic National Convention resumes in Chicago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

As GOP attacks, Democrats urge Walz to lean into military record

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 21, 2024 at 5:25pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the Democratic National Convention from Milwaukee after the roll call vote in Chicago on Tuesday.

Harris as a candidate, more than her stances, excites young Democrats

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2024 at 4:22pm
A young female protester wearing a helmet faces down helmeted and armed police officers at an anti-Vietnam War demonstration outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

’68 coverage shows what’s changed, and what hasn’t, about party conventions

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 21, 2024 at 2:57pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Fact-checking Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 21, 2024 at 10:45am
Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, led the field advancing to the November election.

Peltola finishes well ahead of rivals in Alaska primary

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 21, 2024 at 7:14am
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, speaks during a rally to kick off their campaign at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

In picking Walz, Harris upends notion of ‘women’s issues’

By Lia DeGroot, Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted August 21, 2024 at 7:00am
Former President Barack Obama speaks during day two of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday.

Via Chicago: Obamas look to deliver for Harris

By Aidan Quigley and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 21, 2024 at 12:25am
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks through the Capitol basement on Sept. 12, 2023 after calling Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., “out of compliance" with an agreement he made with members of the Republican conference to win the speakership. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Gaetz wins Florida primary easily, Scott to face Mucarsel-Powell

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 20, 2024 at 8:39pm
A former contender for the vice presidential nomination, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., addressed a Democratic Party veterans council at the party's convention on Tuesday in Chicago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Can toxic exposure law break GOP’s electoral edge with veterans?

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 20, 2024 at 8:12pm
Vice President Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance on stage during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

DNC works to stoke abortion anger, inspire women to back Harris

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 20, 2024 at 6:40pm
Stephanie Murphy, then-candidate for Congress from Florida, speaks while flanked by the House Democratic women at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016.

Bullish on candidates who are bearish about Chicago attendance

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:48pm
Chicago’s United Center is hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week.

Trump, Vance counterprogram DNC with some policy — and personal jabs

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:21pm
Delegates wave signs as President Joe Biden speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘Unconventional’ party platform heavy on partisan attacks

By Mike Magner
Posted August 20, 2024 at 3:14pm
From left, Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan and Sen. Al Franken; Minnesota natives Ryan Jensen of Peregrine Espresso and Dorothy Sietsema; Democratic Rep. Tim Walz, who won with his “Tim's Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish”; and Sietsema's son, Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema, attend the sixth annual Minnesota congressional delegation’s hotdish competition in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 11, 2016. Jensen and the Sietsemas acted as judges.

‘Turkey Taco Tot Tim?’ Hot takes on hotdish

By Jason Dick
Posted August 20, 2024 at 2:07pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kick off their campaign with a rally in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Walz, favorite of labor unions, opposed UAW-backed auto bailout

By Hunter Savery
Posted August 20, 2024 at 1:04pm
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Crockett takes turn in spotlight, but is apprehensive about it

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 20, 2024 at 12:49pm
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden prepare to greet Vice President Kamala Harris after the Biden addressed the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Fact-checking Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 20, 2024 at 9:38am
President Joe Biden, center, and Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, appear with their families after Biden addressed the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.

Democrats cram opening night with tributes, contrasts with Trump

By Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 20, 2024 at 5:28am
Former President Donald Trump's X (Twitter) profile is seen displayed on a smartphone, along with that of X owner Elon Musk, who hosted a conversation on that platform with Trump.

Trump ventures into interviews with influencers, targeting young voters

By Alex Angle
Posted August 19, 2024 at 8:31pm
Demonstrators call for an end to aid to Israel during the “Let’s Crash the Party” march down Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sunday ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Uncommitted Dems vow to seek Gaza policy shift from inside party

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 19, 2024 at 6:31pm
Crews prepare for the balloon drop inside the United Center on Thursday, August 15, as Chicago gears up for the Democratic National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

California delegates hope Harris surge helps House battles

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 19, 2024 at 3:28pm
The Democratic Party is largely focused on the same issues and voters since the New Deal, Stu Rothenberg writes.

Still your father’s (and grandfather’s) Democratic Party

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 19, 2024 at 12:39pm
Rep. Ken Calvert would need a waiver to remain the top Republican on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee if he wins reelection. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Calvert wants to stay at Defense panel, if he survives November

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 19, 2024 at 6:30am
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce economic policy proposals Friday.

Harris to propose tax cuts for newborns, funds for first-time homebuyers

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

Challenge to Gaetz among races to watch in Florida primaries

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2024 at 5:32am
Banners along Michigan Avenue welcome the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Chicago.

Harris faces hurdles to build on momentum at convention

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 16, 2024 at 5:00am