The Latest: Obama and Emhoff are set to headline the DNC on Day 2
The Democratic National Convention enters its second day on Tuesday.
Former President Barack Obama and the second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at the DNC the day after the DNC unofficial farewell to President Joe Bidenwho served as Obama’s vice president for eight years. Biden will not be in the hall to hear his former running mate speak, as he left Chicago after his own speech.
Now that President Biden has addressed the delegates, the entire focus of the week turns to Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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The Democratic Party has been divided for months by the war in Gazawhich led to a protest movement that threatened Biden’s electoral coalition.
But with Biden out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris now leading the party, there were some indicators Democratic National Convention Monday that Harris takes more assertive steps to defuse tensions.
According to the organizers, this was a first: party activists were given the opportunity to hold a forum during the congress to discuss the situation of the people in Gaza, who have been bombed by Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7 and the hostages the company took. They were also able to share personal and often heartbreaking stories about family members who died in the conflict.
While their core demands — a ceasefire and an end to U.S. support for Israel’s continued war — have yet to be met, the decision to allow activists to hold a forum amounted to Harris extending an olive branch. And it’s one that many doubt Biden would have extended if he were still the nominee.
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US intelligence officials said Monday they were confident Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaignportraying the cyberattack as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to meddle in US politics and undermine trust in democratic institutions.
Although the Trump campaign and private sector cybersecurity researchers had previously said Iran was behind the hacking attempts, this was the first time the U.S. government blamed a country for the attack.
The joint statement from the FBI and other federal agencies also found that Iran was responsible for attempts to hack Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. They said hackers “attempted to gain access to individuals with direct access to the presidential campaigns of both parties.”
The goal of the hacking and other activities, federal officials said, was not only to sow division but also to influence the outcome of elections that Iran considers “particularly important in terms of the impact they could have on its national security interests.”
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