Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Hillary Clinton are still set to speak.
In a presidential campaign like no other -- and just four weeks after President Joe Biden bowed out of the race -- Democrats are gathering in Chicago this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate to take on former President Donald Trump.A chant of "Union yes!" broke out as AFSCME President Lee Saunders took to the podium while joined by other union leaders on the stage.Illinois Sen.
Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.Durbin talked about his parents and how they were helped by a union.Trump's COVID-19 response continues to be a talking point throughout the night. Rep. Robert Garcia speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024 in Chicago.Among those lost were Garcia's mother and stepfather, who both died from COVID-19 in the summer of 2020, he said.
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