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Senator Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for Vice President Wednesday during the third night of the Democratic National Convention. CBS News chief Washington correspondent, Major Garrett; CBSN political reporter, Caitlin Huey-Burns; CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion; CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne join Elaine Quijano to discuss.

Elizabeth Warren, one of Joe Biden's fiercest foes in the Democratic primary, delivered a speech for the Democratic National Convention from a childcare center in Massachusetts. She spoke about her personal history and praised Biden's campaign proposals to ease economic inequality. Watch her speech.

Former President Obama used his speech at the Democratic National Convention to give a blistering rebuke of President Trump while also lifting up his former vice president, Joe Biden. Mr. Obama said Mr. Trump "hasn't grown into the job" of being president "because he can't." Watch his speech.

The Democratic vice presidential candidate contrasted Joe Biden and President Trump in her speech at the Democratic convention.

The former president spoke glowingly of his vice president and blasted the sitting president.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden takes center stage on the final night of the convention.

It will be a historic night for Kamala Harris and the nation as California's junior senator takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday to accept the party's nomination for vice president. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins "Red & Blue" with a look at what we can expect from her speech.

Out-of-control California wildfires prompt state of emergency; Georgia teachers bring the "cool" in back to school with viral music video

Julián Castro says speakers at the Democratic National Convention don't reflect a full representation of the party and is calling for more progress to be made in that area. The former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development joined CBSN to discuss what the Latino community needs to hear from Democrats during the 2020 convention, Senator Kamala Harris' nomination and more.

Wednesday night's lineup for the 2020 Democratic National Convention will feature the United States' first Black president, Barack Obama, the country's first female major-party presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, and the nation's first woman of color on a major-party ticket, Kamala Harris. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined Elaine Quijano on “Red and Blue”... Читать дальше...

2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton slammed President Trump in her speech on Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, and said that "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going to give us so much more to vote for." "Let's set our sights higher than getting one man out of the White House," she said. Watch her speech.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Mitch McConnell and President Trump are standing in the way of "bills to protect our DREAMers, to advance LGBTQ equality, to prevent gun violence, to preserve our planet for future generations and even more." Watch her speech.

Senator Kamala Harris will formally accept the nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. She is the first Black woman and first Asian American on a major party ticket. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who was was also in the running for the VP position, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the historic moment and more.

Three officers have been suspended of their powers as an investigation looks into the incident that "shouldn't have happened," according to the police chief.

Day 3 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention; Concerns grow for voting by mail in November

The heat wave in the West is shattering dozens of temperature records. Meanwhile Iowa is still assessing damage from a powerful derecho. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli breaks down the causes and impacts of more than a week of extreme weather.

In a press conference Wednesday at the White House, President Trump said supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory are people who "like me very much" and "love our country." "Well I don't know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate, but I don't know much about the movement," the president said.

In an open letter, the commissioner outlined the reasons for the postponement, which was announced just six days after the football schedule was released.

Amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the reliability of the U.S. Postal Service, voting rights advocacy groups are working to increase African American voter registration and turnout ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director of the Black Voters Matter Fund, joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss how his organization is adapting to the changing landscape.

Four in 10 Black voters who are voting for Biden say they are doing so because they like Joe Biden, far more than what we're seeing among White voters.

There are fears the situation in the former Soviet Republic of Belarus is getting out of control. Protesters have taken to the streets against the longtime president. Chris Livesay reports.

For millions of students, back to school this year means back to the laptop. So a pair of Georgia teachers decided to update their welcome back message for the age of distance learning. Vladimir Duthiers takes a look.

Nationwide, more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported on college campuses since July.

Michigan State University, now joining the University of North Carolina and Notre Dame, is canceling in-person classes and will go virtual this fall due to coronavirus outbreaks. David Begnaud has the details.

Some grade schools will reopen for in-person learning, but even applying all the safety measures for the school year is leaving educators and frontline workers concerned. Omar Villafranca reports for CBS News' series "The New Normal: Back to School."