Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president Wednesday, saying she will be president for all Americans.
Harris' speech closed out the end of the Democratic National Convention that has been underway in Chicago since Monday. While daily protests over the war in Gaza have hummed outside, inside the United Center has been a big party with the likes of the Obamas, Oprah Winfrey, and Lil Jon taking the microphone.
Harris' speech was starkly different than the acceptance speech her opponent Donald Trump delivered a month prior at the Republican National Convention. She called Trump an "unserious man," but warned that the consequences of another Trump administration would be "extremely serious." She evoked conservative agenda Project 2025, which Trump has repeatedly tried to distance himself from.
Harris spoke of her working-class upbringing and her early career as a prosecutor, pleading with Americans to allow her to fight for them as she did for the people of California.
"These fights were not easy, and neither were the elections that put me in those offices," Harris said. "We were underestimated at practically every turn, but we never gave up, because the future is always worth fighting for."
DNC Day 4: Live coverage of speaker schedule, Kamala Harris to take the stage
Watch Kamala Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention will take place from August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois.
The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will be the main venue for the DNC.
Chicago has hosted the Democratic Convention 11 times, most recently in 1996 when the United Center saw President Bill Clinton was nominated for a second time.
The convention will air live on its website, from the United Center in Chicago between 6:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern (5:15 p.m. to 10 p.m Central) on Monday, and 7 p.m to 11 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central) the other days.
USA TODAY will provide livestream coverage on YouTube each night of the DNC, Monday through Thursday.
The DNC announced nightly themes for the convention. The title of the convention is "For the People, For Our Future."
Here are the themes for each night:
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