The centerpiece of a convention is usually the nomination of a presidential candidate. Here's how that works and how this year is different.

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris is riding a wave of voter enthusiasm into the Democratic National Convention that has transformed the race against former President Donald Trump three ...

The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks.

On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept the party's presidential nomination.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who went from a critic of Donald Trump to one of his biggest supporters, formally accepted the GOP vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention Wednesday ...

Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden — and then the president closed the night with a hand-off to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, delivering back-to-back speeches that eviscerated Donald Trump and urged Americans to reject the Republican ...

With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up in Chicago, many have pointed to parallels with the party’s convention in the same city back in 1968, when an aging, uninspiring incumbent ...

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s ...

Opening Night of the Democratic National Convention We fact-checked Biden's speech -- which included many claims we've heard before -- as well as the remarks of other speakers.

On the final night of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump will conclude the four-day event by accepting his party’s nomination in Milwaukee. He appeared each of the ...