Current:Home > StocksThe Latest: Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination on final night of DNC -Summit Capital Strategies
The Latest: Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination on final night of DNC
View
Date:2025-04-16 02:57:11
The Democratic National Convention will kick off its fourth and final night Thursday.
After a week of Democrats’ most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination for president during a speech in which she’s widely expected to offer her vision and policy agenda to the American people.
The theme of the final night is “For Our Future,” according to convention organizers.
Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024.
Here’s the Latest:
Trump criticizes Democrats for linking him to Project 2025
Former President Donald Trump is taking issue with continued efforts by Democrats to tie him to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 at this week’s Democratic National Convention.
Calling into “Fox and Friends” on Thursday ahead of the convention’s final night, Trump called the efforts “disgraceful.”
“They know I have nothing to do with it. I had no idea what it was,” he said, despite the fact that the plan — which Trump and his campaign have repeatedly disavowed — was written by many longtime former staffers. “I have no idea what Project 2025 is.”
He took particular issue with Democrats saying he would sign a federal abortion ban after appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.
“I would never,” Trump said. “There will not be a federal ban. This is now back in the states where it belongs.”
Trump also lashed out at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, who spoke at the convention Wednesday night, calling him a “total lightweight.”
Dems gave freedom an expansive definition
Wednesday night’s convention theme was “Freedom.” Backed by Beyoncé’s song of the same name, which the musician has authorized the Harris campaign to use, the word flashed on the video screen and in speech after speech at the United Center.
Democrats firmly tied it to the fight over reproductive rights that went into overdrive after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
But Democrats also used the freedom argument to slam Republicans on other social issues, from gay rights to the spread of book bans in schools.
Hundreds of protesters rallied at park and train station on Democratic convention’s 3rd night
More than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched Wednesday past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.
The demonstration, which stayed largely peaceful, came a day after violent clashes between police and protesters led to 56 arrests.
As marchers passed under a new elevated train station near the United Center that was completed just before the DNC, officers were seen bringing a person to the ground on the platform above. In response, hundreds of protesters pushed against the edge of the station, banging on the glass with their hands and flag poles as they called on police to free the person. The person left through the station’s emergency exit moments later, accompanied by officers but not in handcuffs, prompting cheers from the crowd.
▶ Read more about Wednesday’s demonstrations
veryGood! (6313)
Related
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Aaron Rodgers-Robert Saleh timeline: Looking back at working relationship on Jets
- Drake Bell Details His Emotional Rollercoaster 6 Months After Debut of Quiet on Set
- Dua Lipa's Unusual Diet Coke Pickle Recipe Has the Internet Divided
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- Scarlett Johansson Shares Skincare Secrets, Beauty Regrets & What She's Buying for Prime Day 2024
- Pregnant Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Glimpse at Baby’s “Adorable Morning Kicks”
- Homeownership used to mean stable housing costs. That's a thing of the past.
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Ranking
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Kanye West and Wife Bianca Censori Step Out Together Amid Breakup Rumors
- What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump
- Travis Kelce's New '90s Hair at Kansas City Chiefs Game Has the Internet Divided
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- How Tucson police handled a death like George Floyd’s when leaders thought it would never happen
- Unleash Your Magic With These Gifts for Wicked Fans: Shop Exclusive Collabs at Loungefly, Walmart & More
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs' mother defends him amid legal troubles: 'A public lynching of my son'
Recommendation
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Oregon strikes an additional 302 people from voter rolls over lack of citizenship proof
ESPN Analyst Troy Aikman Jokes He’s in Trouble for Giving Taylor Swift Nickname During Chiefs Game
College football bowl projections get overhaul after upsetting Week 6 reshapes CFP bracket
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Shams Charania replaces mentor-turned-rival Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN
Man falls to his death in Utah while canyoneering in Zion National Park
Toyota pushes back EV production plans in America