Amid a cacophony of cheering Democrats and a canopy of red, white and blue balloons, Vice President Kamala Harris made history accepting her party's presidential nomination.
Thousands of balloons filled with confetti dropped at the Democratic National Convention after Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party's nomination for president of the United States. Watch Harris embrace her family on stage as the crowd reacts to her speech.
Vice President Harris said that she and Biden are working around the clock to get a "hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done." She says she will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself, and also addresses the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for a solution where "the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination."
The Democratic Party wrapped up its convention on Thursday by nominating Kamala Harris for president and showcasing an anti-Trump coalition ahead of the 2024 election.
Eva Longoria, actor and activist, spoke in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and hyped up the crowd to chant "she se puede," in translation, "she can," in a riff on the Spanish phrase "sí se puede" during her remarks at the DNC.
Members of anarchist and pro-Hamas groups clashed with police. Among the 56 arrested was a longtime anarchist hacker who had served time in federal prison.
Speakers included Abbey Clements, a second grade teacher who survived the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut; Melody McFadden, a gun violence survivor from South Carolina whose mother was shot and killed when McFadden was 17; Edgar Vilchez, a gun safety activist from Chicago; and Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter was killed in a 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
During Kerry Washington's speech at the DNC, she highlighted how "some" don't know how to pronounce Vice President Kamala Harris' name correctly. Harris' great-nieces Amara and Leela Ajagu joined her to teach the audience how to pronounce it correctly.
Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, the first Muslim and Palestinian American woman elected to the Georgia Legislature, read an emotional speech she would have delivered on the Democratic National Convention stage if she had been invited.
The Chicks, one of the most popular female country acts of the past few decades, performed the national anthem at final night of the Democratic National Convention.
A Texas man kidnapped a ride-share driver at gunpoint and forced the motorist to travel more than 1,000 miles to South Florida, federal authorities said.
The Arkansas Supreme Court, ruling 5-4, upheld the state's rejection of petitions for a ballot initiative on abortion rights that would have appeared on the ballot in November. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports.
Vice President Kamala Harris faces a major test with her speech at the Democratic convention. Despite a great deal of enthusiasm among Democrats, the race for the White House remains tight. NBC News' Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson report.
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, as a more transmissible, deadlier strain of the virus spreads. So far, most cases have appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah reports.
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Arizona, focused on immigration at the border with Mexico. Sources tell NBC News that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to endorse him tomorrow. Trump spoke with NBC's Garrett Haake.
Transgender people in Texas can no longer change the genders on their state-issued IDs or driver's licenses, officials confirmed Thursday.
Almost 3 million children and adolescents in North America have the learning disability NVLD. It affects spatial-visual skills but doesn't mean they aren't able to speak.
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said the cost to deport millions of undocumented immigrants is justified and would not rule out separating families that are compromised of citizens and immigrants.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss VP Kamala Harris' campaign strategy and responds to recent comments made by Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and former President Donald Trump.
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