The Obamas and Emhoff are set to headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will be speaking on the second day of the Democratic National Convention. They will shift the party’s focus on Tuesday towards Vice President Kamala Harris and her challenge against Republican Donald Trump. The move towards the final 76 days of the campaign comes after an opening night that aimed to gracefully ease out the incumbent president, who graciously stepped aside for Harris. Harris will be traveling to Milwaukee on Tuesday for a rally in the swing state of Wisconsin before returning to Chicago late in the evening.
Obama made his debut at the DNC 20 years ago and is returning to advocate for Kamala Harris
Barack Obama is making a return to the Democratic National Convention stage two decades after his memorable debut. This time, his role is different. In 2004, Obama was a young state senator from Illinois campaigning for John Kerry and introducing himself to the nation. That speech preceded his election to the U.S. Senate and propelled him towards the presidency just four years later. Now, at 63 years old, Obama returns as an elder statesman, having served two terms as the nation’s first Black president. His task now is to make the case for Vice President Kamala Harris, while balancing aggressive attacks on Republican Donald Trump.
Trump is touring battleground states this week as he struggles to adjust to Harris as his new rival
YORK, Pa. (AP) — While Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump is working to recover after facing difficulties adjusting to Vice President Kamala Harris as his opponent. The former president and GOP nominee delivered a speech at a factory in Pennsylvania on Monday as he tries to counter the Democratic event with a busy schedule of daily events in battleground states. Trump’s focus is on areas where Republicans believe they have an advantage, such as the economy, crime, safety, national security, and the border.
Israel retrieves the bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken works towards a cease-fire deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in an attack by Hamas on October 7 that sparked conflict in Gaza. The operation comes as U.S. and Arab mediators work to advance an agreement to stop the fighting and secure the release of other captives held by militants. Meanwhile, in Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people at a shelter-turned-school, described as a precise strike on a Hamas command center. Another strike in central Gaza resulted in the death of a mother and her five children. The recovery of the hostages’ bodies is a setback for Hamas, which aims to exchange them for Palestinian prisoners, as well as an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a lasting cease-fire.
Israel demands control over 2 Gaza corridors in cease-fire talks, sparking dispute with Hamas
Israel is seeking lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, a demand that Hamas has long rejected. This disagreement jeopardizes cease-fire negotiations that aim to end the conflict and release numerous hostages. Israeli officials want a permanent military presence in a buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border and in an area where Israeli forces have established a barrier separating northern and southern Gaza. It remains unclear if Israel’s control over these areas is part of a proposal urged by the U.S. for Hamas to accept to break the cease-fire deadlock. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned on Monday that Israel had agreed to the proposal without providing specifics.
A massive fire continues for a third day at a Russian oil depot hit by a Ukrainian drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities are struggling to extinguish a massive fire in the southern Rostov region following a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil depot. Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces have made incursions into Russia’s Kursk region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Kursk incursion has allowed Ukraine to capture a significant number of prisoners, potentially to be exchanged for captured Ukrainians, expanding on Kyiv’s objectives. Zelenskyy previously mentioned that Ukraine aims to create a buffer zone to deter further attacks from Russia, particularly with long-range artillery, missiles, and glide bombs.
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