On the night of March 11, 1972, thousands of Black Americans from around the country — Democrats, Republicans, socialists and nationalists alike — packed into a high school gymnasium in Gary, Ind., for the first National Black Political Convention. The room brimmed with tension, as the high ideals of Black […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and First Lady Melania Trump address the Republican convention on Tuesday after a first night that featured depictions of a United States under a Joe Biden presidency that veered between the apocalyptic and the hyperbolic. Republicans had pledged to provide an uplifting convention to […]
WASHINGTON – As Joe Biden and the Democrats convene virtually this week, President Donald Trump plans to get in some words edgewise. Trump will campaign in four battleground states – Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona and Pennsylvania – as Democratic delegates meet online to nominate Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention, […]
WASHINGTON – With guests and segments streamed in from across the country, Democrats and their presumptive nominee Joe Biden plan to use four nights of videos and speakers at the party’s convention to highlight stories of everyday Americans struggling during a global pandemic and economic upheaval. In doing so, they will cast blame on President Donald Trump for simultaneous […]
Another pharmaceutical giant announced a vaccine deal with the U.S. on Wednesday while Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic celebs bid adieu to Milwaukee’s political convention before the coronation train ever rolled into town. Johnson & Johnson said it has a $1 billion agreement to supply 100 million […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will no longer hold a large, in-person Republican convention in Jacksonville, Florida, because of the coronavirus but that he will hold virtual events and still give an acceptance speech. “I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida, component […]
In November 2019, eight conventions brought in more than 90,000 people to Las Vegas. This month, there was just one event with more than 250 attendees held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Casino executives and experts have stressed that Las Vegas’ recovery relies on the return of conventions, but […]