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Democratic convention: Bill Clinton and Lena Dunham to speak tonight – live Democratic convention live: Bill Clinton and Lena Dunham to speak tonight
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Former president Bill Clinton is reportedly still working on his keynote speech for tonight:Former president Bill Clinton is reportedly still working on his keynote speech for tonight:
Bill Clinton is still working on his speech for tonight, which he’s writing himself.Bill Clinton is still working on his speech for tonight, which he’s writing himself.
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#NeverHillary actress Susan Sarandon has been having a hard time at the DNC:#NeverHillary actress Susan Sarandon has been having a hard time at the DNC:
Susan Sarandon ain't having it... #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/MTgYXv5K3dSusan Sarandon ain't having it... #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/MTgYXv5K3d
Meanwhile, actress Debra Messing, with whom Sarandon has engaged in a months-long Twitter war, will be speaking at tonight’s DNC. Here’s hoping for plenty of cutaways to Sarandon by cable news cameras...Meanwhile, actress Debra Messing, with whom Sarandon has engaged in a months-long Twitter war, will be speaking at tonight’s DNC. Here’s hoping for plenty of cutaways to Sarandon by cable news cameras...
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Report: Bernie Sanders in talks to formally nominate Hillary ClintonReport: Bernie Sanders in talks to formally nominate Hillary Clinton
Vermont senator and Democratic presidential runner-up Bernie Sanders is in talks to take an expanded role in the Democratic National Convention’s nominating process tonight, according to a report from the Washington Post, up to and including formally nominating Hillary Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination.Vermont senator and Democratic presidential runner-up Bernie Sanders is in talks to take an expanded role in the Democratic National Convention’s nominating process tonight, according to a report from the Washington Post, up to and including formally nominating Hillary Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination.
“I don’t want to give up all of the intrigue just yet,” Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said this morning, in response to questions about the possibility of Sanders nominating Clinton.“I don’t want to give up all of the intrigue just yet,” Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said this morning, in response to questions about the possibility of Sanders nominating Clinton.
The move would be an echo of the 2008 presidential nomination, during which then-senator Hillary Clinton interrupted the roll-call vote to call for Barack Obama’s nomination by acclamation - that is, a voice vote of “ayes” and “nays” - in the “spirit of unity.”The move would be an echo of the 2008 presidential nomination, during which then-senator Hillary Clinton interrupted the roll-call vote to call for Barack Obama’s nomination by acclamation - that is, a voice vote of “ayes” and “nays” - in the “spirit of unity.”
Here’s video of that historic moment:Here’s video of that historic moment:
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If you missed it: Singer Demi Lovato’s emotional remarks about living with mental illness, and how the Democratic party’s platform addresses the needs of those who share her experience.If you missed it: Singer Demi Lovato’s emotional remarks about living with mental illness, and how the Democratic party’s platform addresses the needs of those who share her experience.
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No more complaining from the press about the logistical failures of the Democratic National Convention:No more complaining from the press about the logistical failures of the Democratic National Convention:
There's a bounce house in the middle of the convention center #DemsinPhilly pic.twitter.com/LVOsy60uQiThere's a bounce house in the middle of the convention center #DemsinPhilly pic.twitter.com/LVOsy60uQi
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Hillary Clinton is fundraising off of polls that show Donald Trump in the lead nationally:Hillary Clinton is fundraising off of polls that show Donald Trump in the lead nationally:
As always, I’m going to tell you not to focus too much on one poll. But I’m pointing this out because it’s part of a broader trend. Poll after poll is showing that Trump has been eating away at our lead, and after his convention, he’s erased it entirely.As always, I’m going to tell you not to focus too much on one poll. But I’m pointing this out because it’s part of a broader trend. Poll after poll is showing that Trump has been eating away at our lead, and after his convention, he’s erased it entirely.
We expect some of that. Each candidate always gets a bounce after their convention. But that doesn’t make these next few weeks any less critical.We expect some of that. Each candidate always gets a bounce after their convention. But that doesn’t make these next few weeks any less critical.
We need to let people know what we stand for, and we need to solidify the organization that can get them to the polls come November. With the polls leaning in the wrong direction, your contribution has never been more critical.We need to let people know what we stand for, and we need to solidify the organization that can get them to the polls come November. With the polls leaning in the wrong direction, your contribution has never been more critical.
The email closes with a promise of a free sticker.The email closes with a promise of a free sticker.
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Add one more lawsuit to the long list of legal actions taken against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump - this time by one of his most visible superfans.Add one more lawsuit to the long list of legal actions taken against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump - this time by one of his most visible superfans.
Jeff Popick, father of one of the musical act U.S.A. Freedom Kids children and author of their unexpectedly popular song “Freedom’s Call,” told the Washington Post that Trump and his campaign have failed to live up to the verbal promises made to the troupe, including a table for them to sell their album at Trump events and a failed bid to schedule a performance during Trump’s anti-debate event in January to putatively benefit US veterans.Jeff Popick, father of one of the musical act U.S.A. Freedom Kids children and author of their unexpectedly popular song “Freedom’s Call,” told the Washington Post that Trump and his campaign have failed to live up to the verbal promises made to the troupe, including a table for them to sell their album at Trump events and a failed bid to schedule a performance during Trump’s anti-debate event in January to putatively benefit US veterans.
“This is not a billion-dollar lawsuit,” Popick told the Washington Post. “I’m doing this because I think they have to do the right thing. And if this means having to go through the court system to enforce them doing the right thing, then that’s what I have to do. I’m not looking to do battle with the Trump campaign, but I have to show my girls that this is the right thing.”“This is not a billion-dollar lawsuit,” Popick told the Washington Post. “I’m doing this because I think they have to do the right thing. And if this means having to go through the court system to enforce them doing the right thing, then that’s what I have to do. I’m not looking to do battle with the Trump campaign, but I have to show my girls that this is the right thing.”
In case this hasn’t already been set as your ringtone, here are the U.S.A. Freedom Kids singing their signature song:In case this hasn’t already been set as your ringtone, here are the U.S.A. Freedom Kids singing their signature song:
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DNC announces programming for second nightDNC announces programming for second night
The Democratic National Committee has (finally) announced the full roster of speakers for the second night of programming.The Democratic National Committee has (finally) announced the full roster of speakers for the second night of programming.
Featuring a lineup of people who will “highlight Hillary Clinton’s lifetime of fighting for children and families,” tonight’s highlights will feature the roll-call vote officially naming Clinton as the first female Democratic presidential nominee, as well as a keynote address by former president Bill Clinton.Featuring a lineup of people who will “highlight Hillary Clinton’s lifetime of fighting for children and families,” tonight’s highlights will feature the roll-call vote officially naming Clinton as the first female Democratic presidential nominee, as well as a keynote address by former president Bill Clinton.
The full program:The full program:
What's the betting that this is the climax of tonight's #demsinphilly programme: Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys https://t.co/WnDABoFJ81What's the betting that this is the climax of tonight's #demsinphilly programme: Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys https://t.co/WnDABoFJ81
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If you missed ’em, here are the highlights from last night’s keynote addresses from Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, first lady Michelle Obama and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders:If you missed ’em, here are the highlights from last night’s keynote addresses from Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, first lady Michelle Obama and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders:
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What did Donald Trump mean last night when he cryptically tweeted that he knew “more about Cory [Booker] than he knows about himself”?What did Donald Trump mean last night when he cryptically tweeted that he knew “more about Cory [Booker] than he knows about himself”?
Only the New Jersey senator may know.Only the New Jersey senator may know.
If Cory Booker is the future of the Democratic Party, they have no future! I know more about Cory than he knows about himself.If Cory Booker is the future of the Democratic Party, they have no future! I know more about Cory than he knows about himself.
In an interview on CNN’s New Day this morning, Booker was asked what Trump might possibly have on him, but deflected the question by telling the hosts that he wouldn’t “answer his hate with hate.”In an interview on CNN’s New Day this morning, Booker was asked what Trump might possibly have on him, but deflected the question by telling the hosts that he wouldn’t “answer his hate with hate.”
“I answer it with love,” Booker said. “I’m not going to answer his darkness with darkness. I love him. I know his kids; I know his family. They’re good - the children especially - good people.”“I answer it with love,” Booker said. “I’m not going to answer his darkness with darkness. I love him. I know his kids; I know his family. They’re good - the children especially - good people.”
Pressed on the tweet, Booker refused to entertain any theories.Pressed on the tweet, Booker refused to entertain any theories.
“That’s what he wants - he wants us to be speculating. Ooh, it sounds so sinister.”“That’s what he wants - he wants us to be speculating. Ooh, it sounds so sinister.”
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Ben JacobsBen Jacobs
In a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Donald Trump pledged to personally take care of any issues for veterans. The Republican presidential nominee pledged that he would set up private White House hotline and would have troublesome cases “brought to me, I will pick up the phone and have it work.”In a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Donald Trump pledged to personally take care of any issues for veterans. The Republican presidential nominee pledged that he would set up private White House hotline and would have troublesome cases “brought to me, I will pick up the phone and have it work.”
The Republican nominee suggested “this will keep me real busy folks, take the place of Twitter.”The Republican nominee suggested “this will keep me real busy folks, take the place of Twitter.”
Trump also railed against the treatment of veterans and the VA scandal. “Widespread and totally inexcusable,” he described it. “A permanent stain on our government can you imagine the waste and corruption and I can tell you we will find it and find it, big league.”Trump also railed against the treatment of veterans and the VA scandal. “Widespread and totally inexcusable,” he described it. “A permanent stain on our government can you imagine the waste and corruption and I can tell you we will find it and find it, big league.”
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Press briefingPress briefing
In a slightly delayed press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, senior Clinton campaign staff told reporters that tonight’s program at the Democratic National Convention will revolve around the historic nature of Hillary Clinton’s impending presidential nomination.In a slightly delayed press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, senior Clinton campaign staff told reporters that tonight’s program at the Democratic National Convention will revolve around the historic nature of Hillary Clinton’s impending presidential nomination.
“Tonight, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to be the major nominee of a major party,” said Karen Finney, senior adviser to Hillary for America, who said that the program will feature numerous people from Clinton’s past speaking to her work on behalf of others. “The contrast that you’re gonna hear tonight is while Hillary is someone who has worked on behalf of children and families and tried to get something done on behalf of the most vulnerable of us, you have Donald, who has tried to make money off of the most vulnerable of us.”“Tonight, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to be the major nominee of a major party,” said Karen Finney, senior adviser to Hillary for America, who said that the program will feature numerous people from Clinton’s past speaking to her work on behalf of others. “The contrast that you’re gonna hear tonight is while Hillary is someone who has worked on behalf of children and families and tried to get something done on behalf of the most vulnerable of us, you have Donald, who has tried to make money off of the most vulnerable of us.”
Finney also lauded last night’s convention kickoff speakers, particularly first lady Michelle Obama, who’s powerful, occasionally emotional address “may just go down in history as one of the most powerful speeches at a convention.”Finney also lauded last night’s convention kickoff speakers, particularly first lady Michelle Obama, who’s powerful, occasionally emotional address “may just go down in history as one of the most powerful speeches at a convention.”
Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign’s director of communications, spoke to the inevitable conflict between the Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps in the convention hall.Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign’s director of communications, spoke to the inevitable conflict between the Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps in the convention hall.
“In this room, here are Hillary Clinton’s most passionate supporters and Bernie Sanders’ most passionate supporters,” Palmieri said, “so they feel really strongly about that, and it is something we respect, and it is also something that has made our party’s nominating process much more substantive.”“In this room, here are Hillary Clinton’s most passionate supporters and Bernie Sanders’ most passionate supporters,” Palmieri said, “so they feel really strongly about that, and it is something we respect, and it is also something that has made our party’s nominating process much more substantive.”
Palmieri also spoke to the “remarkable” story of the Clinton family’s work with the Obama family. “The story of president and Hillary Clinton as former rivals that came together to be partners, and she’s seeking to succeed him, and him being such a gracious and aggressive supporter of hers.”Palmieri also spoke to the “remarkable” story of the Clinton family’s work with the Obama family. “The story of president and Hillary Clinton as former rivals that came together to be partners, and she’s seeking to succeed him, and him being such a gracious and aggressive supporter of hers.”
“It’s remarkable story that we may follow the first African-American president with the first woman president.”“It’s remarkable story that we may follow the first African-American president with the first woman president.”
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Donald Trump speaks live, addressing US veterans:Donald Trump speaks live, addressing US veterans:
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Erick Erickson, the conservative blogger who has taken up the #NeverTrump cause with a fervor he once reserved for shooting up copies of the New York Times, has announced that he is voting for football player Peyton Manning in the November election.Erick Erickson, the conservative blogger who has taken up the #NeverTrump cause with a fervor he once reserved for shooting up copies of the New York Times, has announced that he is voting for football player Peyton Manning in the November election.
“I’m voting for Peyton Manning for President of the United States in 2016,” Erickson announced on his blog, the Resurgent. “The odds are that he won’t win. But I’m voting for him.”“I’m voting for Peyton Manning for President of the United States in 2016,” Erickson announced on his blog, the Resurgent. “The odds are that he won’t win. But I’m voting for him.”
Declaring that he “won’t hold my nose for that jackass” - meaning Donald Trump - Erickson wrote that Manning, a “winner” with a “terrific comeback story,” is “everything we could hope for in a President of the United States.”Declaring that he “won’t hold my nose for that jackass” - meaning Donald Trump - Erickson wrote that Manning, a “winner” with a “terrific comeback story,” is “everything we could hope for in a President of the United States.”
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Bernie Sanders to return to senate as independentBernie Sanders to return to senate as independent
Like a football recruit who drinks all your beer, flirts with your partner and wrecks your beer-pong table before deciding to sign with USC instead, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly told reporters at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast this morning that he will return to the US Senate as an independent, rather than as a Democrat.Like a football recruit who drinks all your beer, flirts with your partner and wrecks your beer-pong table before deciding to sign with USC instead, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly told reporters at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast this morning that he will return to the US Senate as an independent, rather than as a Democrat.
Bernie Sanders tells @bpolitics breakfast w/reporters he'll return to the Senate as an Independent, not a Dem: 'I was elected as an Ind.'Bernie Sanders tells @bpolitics breakfast w/reporters he'll return to the Senate as an Independent, not a Dem: 'I was elected as an Ind.'
Sanders had long served as an independent who caucused with the Democratic party before jumping aboard to run for president.Sanders had long served as an independent who caucused with the Democratic party before jumping aboard to run for president.
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Democratic national convention: day twoDemocratic national convention: day two
Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Democratic national convention, coming at you live from steamy Philadelphia, where the onetime US capital has been turned into a hub for Democratic leaders, politicians, delegates and hangers-on – plus thousands of journalists and protesters, naturally.Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Democratic national convention, coming at you live from steamy Philadelphia, where the onetime US capital has been turned into a hub for Democratic leaders, politicians, delegates and hangers-on – plus thousands of journalists and protesters, naturally.
The opening hours of yesterday’s first session of the DNC were tempestuous, both inside the Wells Fargo Center arena and outside. As heavy storms battered the venue and forced the evacuation of one of the media tents, many of Bernie Sanders’ 1,846 delegates in the arena booed, jeered and turned their backs at the mention of Hillary Clinton’s name, their anger over the nominating process intensified by leaked emails suggesting bias against the Sanders campaign by party officials.The opening hours of yesterday’s first session of the DNC were tempestuous, both inside the Wells Fargo Center arena and outside. As heavy storms battered the venue and forced the evacuation of one of the media tents, many of Bernie Sanders’ 1,846 delegates in the arena booed, jeered and turned their backs at the mention of Hillary Clinton’s name, their anger over the nominating process intensified by leaked emails suggesting bias against the Sanders campaign by party officials.
But passionate primetime speeches, including a stirring address from first lady Michelle Obama that may stand as the most powerful remarks of her public life and a moment of unscripted irritation from comedian Sarah Silverman, seemed to move the needle. By the time Sanders himself mounted the stage, the audience had appeared to reach some approximate of catharsis - although today’s official nomination of Clinton as the Democratic party’s presidential nominee has the potential to bring the tension roaring back.But passionate primetime speeches, including a stirring address from first lady Michelle Obama that may stand as the most powerful remarks of her public life and a moment of unscripted irritation from comedian Sarah Silverman, seemed to move the needle. By the time Sanders himself mounted the stage, the audience had appeared to reach some approximate of catharsis - although today’s official nomination of Clinton as the Democratic party’s presidential nominee has the potential to bring the tension roaring back.
Today’s program: The second day of the DNC will officially cement Hillary Clinton as the first female nominee of a major political party, and will therefore revolve in large part around Clinton’s biography.Today’s program: The second day of the DNC will officially cement Hillary Clinton as the first female nominee of a major political party, and will therefore revolve in large part around Clinton’s biography.
But before Clinton is officially nominated between 6pm and 7pm EDT, the DNC will feature an afternoon program of “Fights of Her Life” speakers, people who were positively impacted by Clinton’s work as a lawyer, first lady, senator and secretary of state. The roster so far includes a 9/11 survivor, a former Clinton intern who grew up in foster care, students from a school for at-risk youth Clinton helped create and more.But before Clinton is officially nominated between 6pm and 7pm EDT, the DNC will feature an afternoon program of “Fights of Her Life” speakers, people who were positively impacted by Clinton’s work as a lawyer, first lady, senator and secretary of state. The roster so far includes a 9/11 survivor, a former Clinton intern who grew up in foster care, students from a school for at-risk youth Clinton helped create and more.
In primetime, after Clinton’s formal accession to the nomination, husband and former president Bill Clinton will speak. The famously charismatic ex-president gave one of the greatest speeches of his life when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008, which means that, with the nomination of his wife and longtime partner, we can expect a barnburner.In primetime, after Clinton’s formal accession to the nomination, husband and former president Bill Clinton will speak. The famously charismatic ex-president gave one of the greatest speeches of his life when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008, which means that, with the nomination of his wife and longtime partner, we can expect a barnburner.
That’s what’s happening today – now, on to the morning press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the Rev Leah D Daughtry, the DNC’s CEO, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon and DNC communications CEO April Mellody will brief the press on the news of the day, and the plans for the second day of the convention.That’s what’s happening today – now, on to the morning press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the Rev Leah D Daughtry, the DNC’s CEO, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon and DNC communications CEO April Mellody will brief the press on the news of the day, and the plans for the second day of the convention.
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