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NEW YORK (AP) — Preliminary estimates show that viewership for the first night of the Democrats’ virtual convention was down compared with the opening of Hillary Clinton’s nominating party four years ago.An estimated 18.7 million people watched coverage between 10 and 11 p.m. on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News…

Democrats opened their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee Monday under the theme of unity, with speakers who represented the party's progressive and traditional platforms."As we have learned throughout our history, when we stand united, we can overcome anything, including the monumental challenges we face today," the Democratic National Convention Committee…

Watch the top moments from the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was all virtual for the first time. The key speakers included New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and former first lady Michelle Obama, who all took a stand against President Trump and supported…

Michelle Obama wore a necklace that spelled out VOTE while speaking at the virtual Democratic National Convention on Monday night. Video screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNET This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET's coverage of the run-up to voting in November. The designer of the gold V-O-T-E necklace Michelle…

Political conventions are overlong infomercials for partisanship and nominee hero worship.Neither sounds appealing, right? That's why they're also "shows."Entertainment is hard. It's best to leave them wanting more. Get in, hit hard, get out. That wasn't the philosophy held Monday evening on night one of the Democratic National Convention.The DNC…

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It was Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump's rally risk | Biden ramps up legal team | Biden hits Trump over climate policy Jill Biden's boots latest fashion choice to encourage 'vote' Does Kamala Harris's music matter? MORE’s night — again.The former first lady was the standout…

Michelle Obama delivered a passionate broadside against US President Donald Trump during Monday's opening night of the Democratic National Convention, assailing the Republican president as unfit for the job and warning that the nation's mounting crises would only get worse if he's re-elected. The former US first lady issued an…

Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a gloomy pre-taped speech at the Democrat National Convention on Monday, lamenting the state of the country under President Donald Trump. “You know I hate politics. But you also know that I care about this nation,” she said during her speech endorsing former Vice…

Monday on CNN, political analyst for the network Van Jones heaped praise on former first lady Michelle Obama’s speech closing the first night of the Democratic convention. Jones said, “It was an extraordinary speech. She’s beautiful. It was so beautiful. You know, she wasn’t just putting the president down, she was…