Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Former First Lady Michelle Obama directly challenged former President Donald Trump over his decade-long effort to vilify the Obamas in her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. “Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” Obama said. “Doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as … Read more
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After an opening night that was dedicated to thanking President Joe Biden, Tuesday’s Democratic National Convention speakers barely mentioned the president at … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spent his primetime appearance at Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention laying out his own policy priorities — even ones that he knows diverge from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign platform. “We need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people as a human right, … Read more
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday night told the Democratic National Convention that “America is ready for a new chapter” and “we are ready for President Kamala Harris.” “And Kamala Harris is ready for the job,” said Obama, who preceded the vice president’s Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, in the White House. Obama, who … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 20, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris has raised nearly $500 million for her White House bid in the month since President … Read more
[The stream is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. E.T. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The second night of the convention is billed as a moment for the Democratic party to look forward into the future, after a chaotic summer that culminated in President Joe … Read more
Eagle-eyed viewers of the Democratic National Convention caught a touching moment between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris right after Biden finished a bittersweet speech to the crowd in Chicago on Monday night. Harris had just finished applauding alongside husband Doug Emhoff and first lady Jill Biden when she walked up to embrace … Read more
“Each night of the convention has its own theme, and tonight’s was ‘For the People,’” the “Tonight Show” host said. “Yeah, it’s a big change from a month ago, when the theme was ‘For the last time, please drop out.’” “When Biden took the stage, the cheers were so loud that even Biden could hear … Read more
