DNC vendors represent ‘the landscape of Chicago’ small businesses

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

ABC News(CHICAGO) — Glenn Charles Jr. grew up on Chicago’s South Side. This week, his business is the first Black-owned company to be contracted for Exposition Services at the Democratic National Convention.Speaking to ABC News outside the United Center,...

Keisha Lance Bottoms talks through the buildup to the DNC, Harris-Walz campaign messaging

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

Paras Griffin/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Keisha Lance Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022, before joining the Biden administration as senior adviser and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement until 2023.She served the...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on how Kamala Harris is appealing to his state’s voters

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has been in office since 2023, having previously served as the state’s attorney general.Before Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate...

Minnesota AG Ellison hints he might address pro-Palestinian protesters in DNC speech

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who was the first Muslim elected to Congress, hinted in an interview with ABC News that he might directly address protestors criticizing the Biden administration on the Israel-Hamas war...

RFK Jr. expected to drop out of race by end of week, plans to endorse Trump: Sources

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to drop out of the presidential race by the end of this week, sources familiar with the decision tell ABC News.Sources tell ABC News that Kennedy plans to endorse Donald Trump — but...

DNC speakers claim Biden inherited economy in disarray. Economists say it’s more complicated.

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — As the economy tops lists of voter concerns ahead of the 2024 election, some speakers at the Democratic National Convention have sought to emphasize how much the economy has improved under President Joe Biden.When Biden...