Kamala Harris formally accepts Democrats’ nomination for president; caps convention with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny
Updated: 2:15pm (AEST) Chicago, US Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday with a rousing call to end the war in Gaza and to fight tyranny around the world, drawing a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump. “In the enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny, I know where […]
Harris vice presidential pick Tim Walz rallies Democratic convention
Chicago, US Reuters Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz led fellow Democrats in a political pep rally on Wednesday night, vowing that he and presidential running mate Kamala Harris would triumph over Republican Donald Trump in November’s US election. The Minnesota governor, who was little known in America 15 days ago, acknowledged he had never given […]
Obama night at the DNC: Barack, Michelle rouse crowd for Harris
Chicago, US Reuters Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans to back Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Trump. America’s first Black president, Obama has thrown his considerable political capital behind Harris as she […]
Biden hails Harris as their party’s future in DNC speech
Chicago, US Reuters President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party’s embrace of Kamala Harris as its leader in the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech on Monday that hailed his vice president as the party’s future. Biden took centre stage on opening night of the Democratic National Convention, […]
Harris urges Democrats to fight in surprise DNC appearance
Chicago, US Reuters Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party’s national convention on Monday night, drawing cheers from the crowd as she vowed to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November election. “Let us fight for the ideals we hold dear and let us always remember, when we fight […]
US election: Christians, evangelicals rally for Kamala Harris ahead of Democratic National Convention
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports ahead of the this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago…
In the US, faith groups are mobilising thousands to march outside the DNC
United States RNS Jameeleh Shelo, a Palestinian American and a native of Chicago, plans to march alongside thousands of others outside the Democratic National Convention next week to protest the party’s stance on Israel. Shelo, who is Muslim, will join people of various faiths and no faith to demand that the party end US aid […]
Rev William Barber calls on Democrats to host debate on poverty, racism
RNS Rev William Barber II, a progressive activist and pastor, addressed the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee on Friday, calling on party leaders to host a presidential debate focused on poverty and to do more to address the concerns of poor and low-income Americans. The co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, named for […]
Mass hunger in the US a “moral scandal”, advocacy group tells Democratic National Convention
Mass hunger in the US is a “moral scandal”, Rev David Beckmann, president of US-based Christian advocacy group, Bread for The World, told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. Bread for the World, the only anti-hunger organisation to be invited to speak at the convention, say there are more than 48 million Americans […]