Locals stand on the banks of the Tet Dlo River during the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Dieu Nalio Chery / Associated Press) By BBC At least 12 people have been killed as two storms tore through the Caribbean on Sunday. Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura brought high winds and rough […]
By BBC Protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man many times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident. The man, identified as Jacob Blake, was taken to hospital for surgery and is now in intensive care, his family said. Video posted online appears to […]
Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Aug. 20 during the final night of the Democratic National Convention. The coronavirus pandemic upended both parties’ traditional conventions.
Watch as Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to accept the nomination as Vice President. She reflected on how influential her mother was and what Joe Biden and her can accomplish together.
Former President Barack Obama gave his DNC speech from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Obama stressed Joe Biden’s qualifications and called out President Trump for “treating the presidency” like “one more reality show.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama asks voters to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” and says Trump “is the wrong president for our country” during her speech at the DNC.
‘The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake. We must come together’ — Sen. Bernie Sanders called for party unity in his address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke out against President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during her 2020 DNC speech. Pelosi also highlighted Trump’s “disrespect for facts” and “women.”
Jill Biden gave her 2020 DNC speech from Brandywine High School in Del., a school that she once taught at. Jill touched on Joe Biden’s experience with personal loss and how it connects him to voters.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed Democrats on Aug. 19 during the third night of the Democratic National Convention. The coronavirus pandemic upended both parties’ traditional conventions.