Politics

NurPhoto / Contributor (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and several state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit Friday against RealPage, alleging the real estate software company engaged in a complex collusion scheme with landlords that resulted in higher prices for renters across the country. The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the Biden administration’s increasingly […]

US Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. — Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Image (CHICAGO) — The four-day gathering of Democrats in Chicago came to a historic end when Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the party’s nomination for […]

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The final day of the Democratic National Convention wraps up with Kamala Harris’ big moment: her acceptance speech in which she gets to tell her story to the millions of Americans watching. Her campaign says, in addition to describing her middle-class upbringing, she will continue to stress optimism […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger is in a unique position as a Republican: On Thursday, he is set to deliver a prime-time speech on the final day of the Democratic National Convention, speaking in support of Vice President Kamala Harris before she accepts her party’s nomination for president. Kinzinger, who retired […]

Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz gestures as he speaks on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug.21, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention saw the party’s vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, introduce himself to Americans in […]

Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on August 20, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Vice President Kamala Harris is setting out to achieve three key objectives in her highly anticipated Democratic National Convention speech Thursday night, according to a campaign […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — After the excitement sparked by the Obamas Tuesday night, Democrats will try to keep to momentum going when vice presidential nominee Tim Walz headlines the third night of speakers. He’ll be joined earlier by another former president — Bill Clinton — as well as Nancy Pelosi and Pete Buttigieg. Here’s […]

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, Charles reflected on the journey to get here and what it means for him […]

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, during a campaign event at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Harris-Walz campaign effort to calcify the renewed enthusiasm from their party at the top of […]

Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a pre-recorded message during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2024 in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago has wrapped. Here’s a look at some of the key moments in a night that […]