2024 DNC
Live Blog EndedAug 22, 2024

Live updates: Kamala Harris accepts nomination, says election is a โ€˜fight for America's future'

Vice President Harris accepted her partyโ€™s nomination during a speech in which she offered her vision and policy agenda to the American people

What to Know

  • Vice President Kamala Harris addressedย the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday and accepted her party's presidential nomination.
  • The night's speakers included Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, all of whom made Harris' short list of potential running mates.
  • U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, the wife of Sen. Kelly and a gun control advocate who was nearly killed in a 2011 shooting, also addressed the DNC.
  • The theme of the final night was โ€œFor Our Future."
  • Republican Donald Trump on Thursday campaigned at the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona. He also critiqued Harris' speech on Truth Social.

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