Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in a speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in Chicago. Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accepted the party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday. Here’s who else is expected to speak — and perform … Read more
Democrats at their party’s convention in Chicago have unveiled an education platform that combines old priorities such as universal pre-K and free community college with slams against Republicans over Project 2025 and “private-school vouchers.” Instead of new policies, Democrats focus their platform on the accomplishments of the past four years and measures such as President … Read more
Tim Walz’s 17-year-old son was the unexpected star of Day 3 at the Democratic National Convention after his emotional reaction to his dad’s speech went viral. “That’s my dad!” Gus Walz yelled with tears streaming down his face, pointing up at his father on stage. Gus Walz cries as his father Democratic vice-presidential nominee Minnesota … Read more
A top economic adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House has called for the United States to establish a new federal program to loan foreign countries billions of dollars so they can buy American-made green energy technologies. In an essay published Tuesday at Foreign Affairs, economist Brian Deese ― who led … Read more
(The Hill) – An emotional Gus Walz was seen in the crowd at the DNC on Wednesday night, as his father formally accepted the nomination for vice president. Walz, standing with his mother Gwen and sister Hope, had tears streaming down his face and appeared to be sobbing openly with pride as his mother and … Read more
Peter Doocy, the Fox News reporter whose line of questioning has often angered President Joe Biden, said he’ll miss the outgoing commander in chief. “Yes. I really will,” Doocy said at the Democratic National Convention when asked by New York Magazine’s Intelligencer. “I don’t think it took long for them to know exactly what to … Read more
(The Hill) – Former President Donald Trump lavished praise on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. early Thursday as the independent presidential candidate weighs dropping out of the race and throwing his support behind Trump. “I’ve known him for a long time. He’s, as you know, he’s a little different kind of a guy. Very smart guy. … Read more
Freight trains across Canada have come to a grinding halt and some commuter traffic is also suspended as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies have been locked out despite efforts from the federal government to urge a deal to end their labour dispute. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas … Read more
In 2016, the Democratic Party became the country’s first major political party to formally call for abolishing the death penalty. The party’s platform that year, released in the aftermath of a high-profile botched execution, called the punishment “cruel and unusual,” “arbitrary and unjust,” expensive to taxpayers and ineffective in deterring crime. The document also nodded … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Rate rally After a selloff prompted by fears about the economy earlier this month, markets have largely been steady. The three major U.S. averages rose again Wednesday as investors anticipated an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s September … Read more
