An Insider’s Guide to the D.N.C.

A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ...  Show more

President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and major appointments — which have arrived quickly in the days since he won the election — are more than just a list of allies. The roster is a window into how he sees the mission of a second term.One priority will be immigration and bord ...  Show more

It’s an historic Democratic National Convention, in more ways than one. On today’s special episode of Reuters World News, hosts Christopher Walljasper and Sharon Reich Garson take us to Chicago. Listen to our journalists break down what to expect inside and outside the convention ...  Show more

Democratic National Convention kicks off today in Chicago. Kamala Harris’s nomination makes her the first Black woman and the first Asian American to lead a majority party into a U.S. election. Her supporters hope she will show that anyone can hold the highest office in the count ...  Show more

Democrats from across the US gathered in Chicago for their presidential convention this week, promising to move past the Donald Trump-era of American politics. But if their newly-minted nominee, vice-president Kamala Harris, wins November’s election, she’ll have her work cut o ...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama speak at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices