The Democratic National Convention's third night took place Wednesday.After receiving the blessing of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, the focus on the second to last day of the DNC shifted to Kamala Harris' vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The former school teacher and football coach accepted the Democratic nomination as the party makes the case that Americans' fundamental freedoms are at risk if Donald Trump returns to the White House.According to convention organizers, the theme for Wednesday맥스카지노�s events was 맥스카지노�A fight for our freedoms,맥스카지노� a message that has become the centerpiece of Harris' campaign as the Democrat has sought to paint a second Trump presidency as a threat to Americans' ability to make choices about their own lives. Read live updates from Day 3 of the DNC below. Day 3 has endedThe third day of the Democratic National Convention has concluded as Sen. Corey Booker gaveled out the proceedings.Walz is rockin맥스카지노� in the free worldAs Walz wrapped his speech to wild applause, his walk-off song 맥스카지노�Rockin맥스카지노� in the Free World맥스카지노� played. The classic rock fan selected the song, according to a campaign aide, and rocker Neil Young signed off on its use.Young famously sued Trump for using the song at his campaign rallies without permission.Walz gives the pep talk of a lifetime: 맥스카지노�There will be time to sleep when you맥스카지노�re dead맥스카지노�Walz, a former football coach, is giving Democrats a 맥스카지노�pep talk맥스카지노� in his remarks, saying, 맥스카지노�Let me finish with this, team. It맥스카지노�s the fourth quarter. We맥스카지노�re down a field goal. But we맥스카지노�re on offense and we맥스카지노�ve got the ball.맥스카지노�He said they have to do the 맥스카지노�blocking and tackling,맥스카지노� making phone calls and knocking on doors over the next 76 days. 맥스카지노�There will be time to sleep when you맥스카지노�re dead,맥스카지노� he says.Video below: Hear Walz's DNC speechWalz touched on he and his wife맥스카지노�s struggle with infertility맥스카지노�If you맥스카지노�ve never experienced infertility, I guarantee you know someone who has.맥스카지노� His son Gus began crying in the crowd in response.In introducing himself to voters as Harris맥스카지노� running mate, Walz has made his family맥스카지노�s struggle with fertility a central part of his narrative, a tangible way to connect with voters alarmed at the erosion of reproductive rights in the U.S.But Gwen Walz on Tuesday issued a statement that detailed the experience more comprehensively and disclosed that they relied on a different process known as intrauterine insemination, or IUI.Walz isn맥스카지노�t Minnesota맥스카지노�s first 맥스카지노�Happy Warrior맥스카지노�Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has cultivated a 맥스카지노�happy warrior맥스카지노� political persona. But he맥스카지노�s not the first Democratic vice presidential nominee from Minnesota to do so.That honor would go to Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson맥스카지노�s vice president, who channeled his Midwestern earnestness into becoming a foil for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater during the 1964 campaign.It맥스카지노�s a role Humphrey relished, once taunting the arch-conservative Goldwater as someone who 맥스카지노�wouldn맥스카지노�t vote yes for Mother맥스카지노�s Day.맥스카지노� Humphrey was also quite effective, repeatedly drawing attacks from Goldwater 맥스카지노� while diverting them away from Johnson.Walz, who exudes 맥스카지노�dad맥스카지노� vibes and Midwestern politeness, is no slouch himself. He coined one of the buzziest phrases of the campaign, 맥스카지노�weird,맥스카지노� which helped elevate him from political unknown to the position he now holds.Walz: 맥스카지노�Never underestimate a public school teacher맥스카지노�Walz begins his speech by talking about his small-town upbringing in Butte, Nebraska, where not everyone believed the same thing or loved the same way, but says, 맥스카지노�Everybody belongs, and everybody has a responsibility to contribute.맥스카지노�Walz went through his professional resuming, starting with his work as a high school teacher and coach. 맥스카지노�It was those players and my students who inspired me to run for Congress,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�I learned how to work across the aisle on issues like growing the rural economies and taking care of veterans.맥스카지노�Walz said, 맥스카지노�Never underestimate a public school teacher,맥스카지노� as he describes how he won a seat in Congress after a career as a teacher with no prior political experience.Midwest is bestThe sentiment shared by the speakers who are previewing Tim Walz at the DNC could be summed up with a single phrase: Midwest is best.That oft-repeated phrase in the central U.S. is a key element of his biography.Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar highlighted his everyman qualities, handiness and ruggedness as a Midwesterner who knows how to brave the elements.맥스카지노�In Minnesota, we trust a hunter who has stood in a deer stand in 10-degree weather,맥스카지노� Klobuchar said.Members of the championship Mankato high school football team talked about his willingness to pull out people stuck in the snow.Calling Walz a 맥스카지노�dad in plaid,맥스카지노� Klobuchar pointed to Walz맥스카지노�s tenure representing a conservative-leaning congressional district.It all emphasized the fabled Midwestern values of pragmatism, earnestness and honesty.Gov. Tim Walz takes the stageThe delegates that fill the convention center are waving hundreds of 맥스카지노�Coach Walz맥스카지노� signs as 맥스카지노�Small Town맥스카지노� by John Mellencamp plays in the background.Walz맥스카지노�s championship football team suits up for their former coachMembers of Tim Walz맥스카지노�s state championship football team took the stage at the DNC while the Marine맥스카지노�s Hymn played in the background, minutes before the Minnesota governor accepted the vice presidential nomination.Amy Klobuchar goes all in on Midwestern nicetiesSen. Amy Klobuchar, who hails from Walz맥스카지노�s state of Minnesota, made the case for Walz as the 맥스카지노�dad in plaid.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t know who better to take on JD Vance than a guy who could pull over to help change your tire,맥스카지노� Klobuchar said. 맥스카지노�Who better to serve our nation than a guy who has served in uniform?맥스카지노�She added,맥스카지노� Who better to find common ground than a guy with Midwestern common sense?맥스카지노�맥스카지노�In Minnesota, we trust a hunter who has stood in a deer stand in 10-degree weather,맥스카지노� Klobuchar said.John Legend and Sheila E. 'go crazy'John Legend and Sheila E. celebrated Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with a rendition of son-of-the-state Prince맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�Let맥스카지노�s Go Crazy맥스카지노� at the Democratic convention.Legend started at the piano and the onetime Prince collaborator Sheila E. started at her signature standing percussion set before each grabbed a mic and rocked with a band at the center of the stage, tearing through the purple tune for an audience of blue delegates.Walz has gushed about the music of Minnesota, expressing his affection for Bob Dylan, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü and Prince, who died in 2016.Legend told The Associated Press before the convention, 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m trying to do what I can to help protect our democracy and have someone with a really positive vision for the future elected. And I think Kamala is the right person.맥스카지노�He added, 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m so excited that she맥스카지노�s infused so much energy into the campaign and that young people and so many people that I think felt concerned that they had to pick between two choices they weren맥스카지노�t excited about.맥스카지노�Buttigieg reflects on progress for American LGBTQ+ familiesButtigieg marveled at the pace of change in the country for LGBTQ+ families, saying it was 맥스카지노�impossible맥스카지노� for him to believe 25 years ago that, as a gay man, he could be married with two children.맥스카지노�This kind of life went from impossible to possible 맥스카지노� from possible to real 맥스카지노� from real to almost ordinary, in less than half a lifetime,맥스카지노� he told the Democratic National Convention. He said it came about because of 맥스카지노�the right kind of politics맥스카지노� and encouraged Americans to 맥스카지노�choose a better politics. One of hope, of promise, of freedom, of trust. This is what Kamala Harris and Tim Walz represent.맥스카지노�Buttigieg: 맥스카지노�At least Mike Pence was polite!맥스카지노�Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking shots at Donald Trump맥스카지노�s running mate, JD Vance, saying, 맥스카지노�At least Mike Pence was polite!맥스카지노� Speaking at the Democratic National Convention, Buttigieg, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, said, 맥스카지노�JD Vance is one of those guys who thinks if you don맥스카지노�t live the life he has in mind for you, then you don맥스카지노�t count.맥스카지노�Buttigieg said Trump맥스카지노�s selection of Vance shows he맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�doubling down on negativity and grievance. A concept of campaigning best summed up in one word: darkness. Darkness is what they are selling.맥스카지노�Oprah directs part of her remarks at independent and undecided voters Without actually saying his name, Oprah, at multiple points, made no-so-subtle jabs at Trump while also trying to appeal to independent and undecided voters.맥스카지노�We are beyond ridiculous tweets and lies and foolery," she said of Trump, before referencing a recent comment he made to supporters about only having to vote once more 맥스카지노� for him 맥스카지노� and never again."There's a certain candidate that says if we just go to the polls this one time, we'll never have to do it again," Oprah later said. " Well, you know what? You're looking at a registered independent who is proud to vote again and again and again because I'm an American and that's what Americans do. Voting is the best of America."Oprah said she has "always voted my values," and specifically called on independent and undecided voters to do the same. Winfrey, who long hosted her signature talk show from Chicago, also picked up on one of Democrats맥스카지노� favorite themes of late, scoffing at Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance having once derided 맥스카지노�childless cat ladies맥스카지노� as he argued that Americans should be having more children.Winfrey said that if a burning house belonged to a 맥스카지노�childless cat lady,맥스카지노� neighbors would still help and 맥스카지노�try to get that cat out too.맥스카지노�Oprah gets a standing OOprah Winfrey returned to the DNC stage on Wednesday night, 16 years after she delivered a famous endorsement to then-Sen. Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign.It was previously revealed that Winfrey would make a convention appearance on Wednesday night, but it wasn맥스카지노�t clear what she would be doing, or whether she would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.맥스카지노�Good evening everybody!맥스카지노� Winfrey shouted in tones she once used to open her talk show, and proceeded with a speech to a crowd in her hometown Chicago.맥스카지노�What we맥스카지노�re going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States,맥스카지노� she said.Winfrey delivered a famous endorsement to then-Sen. Barack Obama, her fellow Chicagoan, during his 2008 presidential campaign.맥스카지노�Who says you can맥스카지노�t go home again?맥스카지노� she said Wednesday night.Poet Amanda Gorman recites original work 맥스카지노�The Sacred Scene맥스카지노�맥스카지노�A people that cannot stand together cannot stand at all,맥스카지노� poet Amanda Gorman declared from the Democratic convention stage as she recited an original piece of verse penned for the occasion, 맥스카지노�This Sacred Scene.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�While we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all,맥스카지노� Gorman맥스카지노�s poem said. 맥스카지노�Empathy emancipates, making us greater than hate or vanity, that is the American promise powerful and pure.맥스카지노�The 26-year-old earned rare national fame for a modern poet when she read another poem she wrote, 맥스카지노�The Hill We Climb,맥스카지노� at the inauguration of President Joe Biden 3 ½ years ago.Gov. Josh Shapiro takes the stagePennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was among Harris맥스카지노� finalists to be her running mate, is speaking ahead of Walz Wednesday night after the convention rejiggered its schedule. Shapiro says, 맥스카지노�We are the party of real freedom,맥스카지노� criticizing Republicans for trying to undermine elections and roll back abortion access.Democrats veer from their prepared scheduleDemocrats appear to be ditching their prepared schedule, passing over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and adding former Harris staffer Lateefah Simon, now an Oakland congressional candidate, and the vice president맥스카지노�s brother-in-law Tony West to talk about Harris맥스카지노�s biography.It remains to be seen if the convention will cut additional speakers to avoid running well over time like it did on Monday night when President Joe Biden맥스카지노�s address was pushed past 11:30 p.m. Eastern time.맥스카지노�Uncommitted맥스카지노� delegates say officials denied their request for a Palestinian to address the conventionDelegates of the 맥스카지노�uncommitted맥스카지노� movement, which was sparked by dissatisfaction with President Biden맥스카지노�s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, announced to reporters at the DNC late Wednesday that officials denied their request for a Palestinian to speak during the convention.The group of 36 delegates have outsized influence as they stem from pivotal battleground states like Michigan.맥스카지노�I have asked for the vice president to call us back and tell us that the suppression of Palestinian Americans does not belong in the Democratic party and a Palestinian speaker will speak on this stage,맥스카지노� Uncommitted National Movement co-founder Abbas Alawieh said. 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m waiting for the call.맥스카지노�The development comes shortly after the parents of an American who is being kept hostage in Gaza by Hamas spoke at the DNC, urging the release of the hostages and the need for a cease-fire.Pelosi recalls Jan. 6The rest of Pelosi맥스카지노�s time on stage has focused on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, where many rioters were targeting the then-speaker and, when they couldn맥스카지노�t find her, ended up trashing her congressional office.맥스카지노�The parable of January 6 reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with its care,맥스카지노� she said, adding that America must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections. 맥스카지노�The choice couldn맥스카지노�t be clearer. Those leaders are Vice President Harris and Governor Walz.맥스카지노�Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi greeted at the DNC with a standing ovationPelosi, who has been seen as the architect behind Biden맥스카지노�s decision to step down as the nominee, spoke about the president맥스카지노�s achievements before quickly pivoting to the woman who stood by him for the last three and a half years.맥스카지노�Personally, I know her as a person of deep faith, reflected in her community, care and service,맥스카지노� the California Democrat said.Clinton says Trump is fighting for 맥스카지노�me, myself and I맥스카지노�He told the Democratic convention: 맥스카지노�The next time you hear him, don맥스카지노�t count the lies 맥스카지노� count the I맥스카지노�s.맥스카지노� Adding some corny humor, Clinton said, 맥스카지노�He맥스카지노�s like one of those tenors opening up before he walks out on stage trying to get his lungs open by saying: me, me, me, me. When Kamala Harris is president, every day will begin with you, you, you.맥스카지노�Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and first daughter Chelsea Clinton watched from the arena was the former president spoke.Former Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, who once secured the Democratic nomination for president in a race against Donald Trump, spoke on the convention맥스카지노�s stage on Monday.Clinton맥스카지노�s a fan of the Golden ArchesClinton is emphasizing Harris맥스카지노� time working at McDonald맥스카지노�s to emphasize that she맥스카지노�s working to help people like them.맥스카지노�When she was a student, she worked at McDonald맥스카지노�s,맥스카지노� Clinton said. 맥스카지노�She greeted every person with that thousand-watt smile and said, 맥스카지노�How can I help you?맥스카지노� And now, she맥스카지노�s at the pinnacle of power, she맥스카지노�s still asking 맥스카지노�How can I help you?맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Clinton added: 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�ll be so happy when she actually enters the White House because, at last, she맥스카지노�ll break my record as the president who has spent the most time at McDonald맥스카지노�s.맥스카지노�Former President Donald Trump is also a frequent consumer of the golden arches맥스카지노� food.Former President Clinton returns to the DNCFormer President Bill Clinton said President Joe Biden has, like George Washington, enhanced his legacy by deciding to leave office. Praising Biden at the start of his Democratic National Convention speech, Clinton said of Biden, 맥스카지노�He healed our sick and put the rest of us back to work.맥스카지노�Clinton, who left office more than 23 years ago, also cracked jokes about former President Donald Trump맥스카지노�s age 맥스카지노� and his own.맥스카지노�I actually turned 78 two days ago,맥스카지노� Clinton said. 맥스카지노�The only personal vanity I want to assert is that I맥스카지노�m still younger than Donald Trump.맥스카지노�He did not mention that Biden, 81, is older than both of them.Clinton, the nation's 42nd president and a veteran of his party's political convention going back decades, drew a contrast between Harris and Trump.맥스카지노�In 2024, we got a pretty clear choice, it seems to me: Kamala Harris for The People, and the other guy who's proved even more than the first go around that he's about me, myself and I," Clinton said. "I know which one like better for our country." Hakeem Jeffries casts Trump as 맥스카지노�an old boyfriend맥스카지노� who 맥스카지노�won맥스카지노�t go away맥스카지노�House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries began his speech Wednesday night with a nod to President Biden, saying he would go down as one of the 맥스카지노�most consequential presidents of all time.맥스카지노� But Jeffries, who if Democrats win back the House in November would become the first Black speaker, quickly pivoted to the new nominee, saying Harris is a 맥스카지노�courageous leader, a compassionate leader and common-sense leader.맥스카지노�Jeffries then spoke on Trump, saying the former president is like 맥스카지노�an old boyfriend who you broke up with, but he just won맥스카지노�t go away.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�He has spent the last four years spinning around the block, trying to get back into a relationship with the American people,맥스카지노� the New York Democrat said. 맥스카지노�Bro, we broke up with you for a reason.맥스카지노�Mindy Kaling steps in to host as the DNC enters prime timeMindy Kaling is the celebrity host of the prime-time hours of night three of the Democratic convention, and she touted her ties to Vice President Kamala Harris as she introduced herself.맥스카지노�For those of you who don맥스카지노�t know me I am an incredibly famous Gen Z actress who you might recognize from 맥스카지노�The Office,맥스카지노� 맥스카지노�The Mindy Project맥스카지노� or as the woman who courageously outed Kamala Harris as Indian in an Instagram cooking video,맥스카지노� Kaling said.The actor, comedian and screenwriter from Massachusetts is the daughter of immigrants from India, and she and Harris made masala dosa together in a video four years ago.Democrats keep hammering Republicans about Project 2025Project 2025, the policy document that some conservatives had hoped would serve as a blueprint for a future Trump administration, keeps getting lots of camera time at the Democratic convention.On Wednesday, it was comedian Kenan Thompson who toted the book on stage.맥스카지노�Ever seen a document that can kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? Here it is,맥스카지노� said Thompson, a Saturday Night Live star, who got his start on the Nickelodeon kids comedy show 맥스카지노�All That.맥스카지노�Trump and his campaign have repeatedly sought to distance themselves from Project 2025. But the document, which is hundreds of pages long and written by Trump allies and officials in his administration, has continued to dog him.And Democrats aren맥스카지노�t about to stop.Among the proposals included in the document are far more stringent abortion restrictions. The authors also want to dramatically downsize the federal government and give the president the authority to replace tens of thousands of workers with loyalists.맥스카지노�Everything we just talked about is very real. It is in this book,맥스카지노� Thompson said.맥스카지노�You can stop it from ever happening by electing Kamala Harris,맥스카지노� he concluded.Kenan Thompson pokes fun at Project 2025 Comedian Kenan Thompson brought back the huge 맥스카지노�Project 2025맥스카지노� tome as he introduced a bit talking to various Americans who would be impacted by the book맥스카지노�s policies. 맥스카지노�You ever see a document that can kill a small animal and democracy at the same time?맥스카지노� he said.But as he began, tech issues prevented Thompson from going through with the bit with a Nevada delegate named Matt. After several seconds of trying to fix the problem, Thompson moved on to the next delegate, saying, 맥스카지노�Sorry, Matt!맥스카지노� and the bit continued.Stevie Wonder performs 맥스카지노�Higher Ground맥스카지노�Stevie Wonder used his keyboard as a podium on the stage of the Democratic convention, giving a brief speech before breaking into 맥스카지노�Higher Ground.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�We must choose courage over complacency, it is time to get UP! And go vote.맥스카지노�He asked the audience, 맥스카지노�Are y맥스카지노�all ready to reach a higher ground? Because you know we need Kamala Harris.맥스카지노�The 74-year-old musical luminary then broke into his 1973 classic from the album 맥스카지노�Innervisions,맥스카지노� accompanied by a DJ and dancers clad in white.Wonder also sang at the 2008 convention in Denver that brought the nomination of Barack Obama.Former Jan. 6 committee chairman says Trump 맥스카지노�would rather subvert democracy than submit to it맥스카지노�Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., spoke Wednesday night about the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The former chairman of the Jan. 6 committee warned at the convention 맥스카지노�about going back to the dark history,맥스카지노� of political violence and racial segregation. 맥스카지노�They wanted to stop the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�Thank God they failed.맥스카지노�Thompson warned of what would happen if Trump would once again lose and refuse to accept the results of the election. 맥스카지노�He would rather subvert democracy than submit to it. Now he맥스카지노�s plotting to do it again,맥스카지노� he added.Georgia맥스카지노�s former lieutenant governor urges fellow Republicans to 맥스카지노�dump Trump맥스카지노�Geoff Duncan, the former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, is eliciting a raucous response from Democrats in the convention hall as he lays into Donald Trump.맥스카지노�Our party is not civil and conservative. It맥스카지노�s chaotic and crazy,맥스카지노� he said of Republicans before urging others to 맥스카지노�dump Trump.맥스카지노�Addressing his fellow Republicans, Duncan said, 맥스카지노�If you vote for Kamala Harris in 2024 you맥스카지노�re not a Democrat, you맥스카지노�re a patriot.맥스카지노�Another former Trump White House official backs HarrisA former Trump administration White House official said she made the right decision when she quit her job.Olivia Troye told the Democratic National Convention that being in Trump맥스카지노�s White House was 맥스카지노�terrifying맥스카지노� but what truly keeps her up at night is the possibility of the former president reclaiming the office.Troye said the traditional values that she says made her a Republican growing up are the same values that have led her to support Harris for president.Turning to her fellow Republicans, she said a vote for Harris is not a vote for a Democrat but rather a vote for democracy. 맥스카지노�This is a vision for America that Donald Trump will never understand,맥스카지노� congressman says on stageRep. Pete Aguilar, the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, said that Trump is a threat to the values his immigrant family grew up with in Southern California.맥스카지노�Only Kamala Harris and Tim Walls will protect the American dream so that every family can earn a living, own a home, and reach their full potential,맥스카지노� Aguilar said. 맥스카지노�This is a vision for America that Donald Trump will never understand. All he knows is chaos and division.맥스카지노� Democrats turn their attention to the borderRep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, who served as a surrogate to the then-Biden campaign, kicked off what will be a series of speeches Wednesday night focused on immigration and security at the U.S. border with Mexico. After a video played showing Republican opposition to a bipartisan border deal earlier this year, Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut took the stage. Murphy was the top Democrat negotiating the proposal with conservative senators.맥스카지노�I just want to let you know that everything you just saw in that video, that맥스카지노�s exactly what happened,맥스카지노� Murphy said. 맥스카지노�It would have had unanimous support if it weren맥스카지노�t for Donald Trump.맥스카지노�Singer Maren Morris performs 맥스카지노�Better Than We Found It맥스카지노�Singer Maren Morris brought her plea for progress 맥스카지노�Better Than We Found It맥스카지노� to the convention.The Grammy winner from Arlington, Texas, has been leaning more toward pop recently but struck a decidedly country tone on the stage at the United Center.맥스카지노�God save us all from ourselves and the hell that we맥스카지노�ve built for our kids,맥스카지노� she sang. 맥스카지노�America, America, We맥스카지노�re better than this.맥스카지노� The song was released in 2020 in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and was viewed as an implicit rejection of former President Trump맥스카지노�s rhetoric.Morris has been a vocal supporter of liberal causes and has publicly sparred with other country music figures on issues including trans rights.She맥스카지노�s also set to be among the performers at a 100th birthday celebration for former President Jimmy Carter next month. Also expected onstage are music icon Stevie Wonder and legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who gave a critical endorsement of then-Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Poet Amanda Gorman was also set to take the stage.Family of hostage in Gaza calls for a cease-fire and hostage releaseJon Polin thanked Biden and Harris for their work trying to secure a cease-fire and hostage release deal in Gaza. Acknowledging the 맥스카지노�agony맥스카지노� of civilians in Gaza as well, he said, 맥스카지노�In a competition of pain there are no winners맥스카지노� and called for a swift agreement to free the hostages and stop the fighting in Gaza.Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been a staunch critic of Israel as it has responded to the Oct. 7 attack, was seen at the convention clapping as the parents of the Israeli hostage spoke about the need to not only bring back hostages but to end the 맥스카지노�civilian suffering맥스카지노� in Gaza.Halie Soifer, the head of the Jewish Democratic Council of America and former national security advisor to Harris when she was senator, said in a statement Wednesday after the Polins맥스카지노� speech that 맥스카지노�Jewish Americans are proud to stand with Vice President Harris because she stands with us on every issue, including strong support of the US-Israel relationship.맥스카지노�The parents of an American hostage in Gaza receive a standing ovationSen. Cory Booker of New Jersey introduced his constituents, Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who has been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.They were among the family members of six American hostages in attendance in Chicago to raise awareness about their family members맥스카지노� plight.Polin and Goldberg-Polin, wearing a notation that it맥스카지노�s been 320 days since their son was taken captive, received a standing ovation from conventiongoers, who chanted 맥스카지노�Bring them home.맥스카지노�While the Polins spoke, the camera cut to the various people in the room who were shedding tears for the parents.It comes after Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of Omer Neutra, were given a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention last month. After Hersh맥스카지노�s mother talked about her son맥스카지노�s love of travel, geography, music and music festivals, she described the events of Oct. 7 and the injuries her son sustained before being taken hostage.As he spoke, Hersh맥스카지노�s father told listeners that while he was speaking at the DNC, he doesn맥스카지노�t think releasing the hostages should be a matter of politics.맥스카지노�This is a political convention, but needing our only son and all of the cherished hostages home, is not a political issue,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�It is a humanitarian issue.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�In a competition of pain there are no winners," Polin added.Both Polin and Goldberg-Polin spoke of the other hostages and hostage families.In an emotional moment, Goldberg-Polin closed the speech with a message for her son.맥스카지노�Hersh, if you can hear us, we love you. Stay strong. Survive,맥스카지노� she said.A record number of DNC delegates identify as LGBTQ+According to the Human Rights Campaign, over 800 DNC delegates identify as LGBTQ+ 맥스카지노� a record 맥스카지노� and over 50 identify as trans or nonbinary. During her speech, Dana Nessel, Michigan's attorney general and an openly gay woman, spoke about LGBTQ+ rights. In addition to other remarks, Nessel declared, 맥스카지노�I got a message for the Republicans and the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand.맥스카지노�Voters reminded to pay attention to Congressional races in addition to presidential raceDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Suzan DelBene told party faithful it맥스카지노�s not enough to win the White House.맥스카지노�A Democratic Congress is how we turn promises into progress,맥스카지노� she says, which would enable Harris and Walz to enact their policy agenda. Democrats only need to pick up a handful of seats to retake the majority in the House from Republicans.Wasserman Schultz talks about the repercussions of the Dobbs decisionFlorida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was also bumped from the program on Monday, is getting a chance to address the convention Wednesday night.The former DNC chair is using her remarks to highlight the story of a Florida woman who, because of the state맥스카지노�s restrictions on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court맥스카지노�s overturning of Roe v. Wade, was forced to carry to term a child with a fatal illness, only to watch the newborn die just hours after birth.맥스카지노�This is Project 2025 in practice,맥스카지노� she says. 맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s what Donald Trump and JD Vance want for the whole country.맥스카지노�Video below: DNC highlights importance of women voters for the Harris-Walz campaignThe big book is back as Democrats again take aim at Project 2025Prop-politics is back as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is taking a page from an oversized printed copy of the conservative Project 2025, saying he wants to share it with undecided voters. Polis says the plan would jeopardize IVF and only values heterosexual couples where the man holds a job. Project 2025 was developed by Trump supporters but has been formally disavowed by the GOP nominee.Minnesota connections abound ahead of Walz맥스카지노�s DNC speechIt맥스카지노�s Walz맥스카지노�s night at the DNC, and there are lots of touchstones to the Minnesota governor sprinkled throughout the programming.Harris-Walz campaign officials note that elementary students from Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School in St. Paul, Minnesota, were tasked with leading the Pledge of Allegiance. According to the campaign, those students benefited from the free breakfast and lunch program that Walz signed into law as Minnesota governor.Also, the campaign says the national anthem was sung by Jess Davis, a mathematics teacher selected as Minnesota맥스카지노�s teacher of the year in 2019.Congressman compares Democrats' immigration stances with that of RepublicansNew York Rep. Tom Suozzi is implicitly contrasting Democrats맥스카지노� stance on immigration with Republicans.The Republican convention last month was dominated by calls to shut down the southern border and ratchet down admissions to the U.S. And though Republicans say they don맥스카지노�t oppose immigration 맥스카지노� only those who enter the country illegally 맥스카지노� Trump also tightly limited immigration during his presidency.Souzzi pointed out that the U.S. has long been a nation of immigrants, including his own relatives who came from Italy.맥스카지노�To be a nation of immigrants is hard,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�You have to work for it.맥스카지노�Democrats appeal to former Trump votersThere are more videos of former Trump supporters no longer backing the GOP nominee being played at the DNC.It맥스카지노�s a theme to which convention programming has been returning throughout the week, perhaps aimed at other former Trump backers now looking for a new political home.Harris맥스카지노� campaign, and Biden맥스카지노�s before that, has been angling to attract Republican support heading into what맥스카지노�s anticipated to be a tight general election campaign.Abortion-rights advocates praise HarrisReproductive justice leaders took the DNC stage to applaud Harris맥스카지노� long history as an abortion rights advocate.Mini Timmaraju, president of the national reproductive rights group Reproductive Freedom for All, highlighted states where abortion rights will be on the ballot this year, including Arizona and Montana 맥스카지노� the latest states where voters will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.맥스카지노�The people will get to have their say this November,맥스카지노� she said.Alexis McGill Johnson, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood, told the stories of a Georgia woman who drove to South Carolina for abortion care but arrived the day the state맥스카지노�s six-week ban went into effect, of Texas doctors who have sent patients 맥스카지노�to wait in hospital parking lots rather than provide the emergency care they need,맥스카지노� and of Idaho hospitals airlifting patients to other states.맥스카지노�We cannot call ourselves a free nation when women are not free,맥스카지노� she said. Oprah Winfrey will make DNC appearanceannot call ourselves a free nation when women are not free,맥스카지노� she said.Talk show legend Oprah Winfrey will appear at the DNC on Wednesday night, according to a person familiar with the schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans.Winfrey delivered a famous endorsement to then-Sen. Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. It맥스카지노�s not yet clear whether she will endorse Harris, who is vying to become the first Black woman elected president. Day 3 of the DNC has begunThe third day of the convention has officially been gaveled in by Sen. Corey Booker of New Jersey. Day 3 speakers and performersMini Timmaraju, President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for AllAlexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action FundCecile Richards, reproductive rights activistKelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights CampaignJessica Mackler, president of EMILYs ListMaría Teresa Kumar, Founding President and CEO of Voto LatinoU.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi of New YorkSen. Cory BookerAftab Pureval, mayor of Cincinnati, OhioCavalier Johnson, mayor of Milwaukee, WisconsinRashawn Spivey and Deanna Branch, lead pipe removal advocatesU.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of DelawareU.S. Rep. Grace Meng of New YorkGov. Jared Polis of ColoradoU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of FloridaSuzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota Dana Nessel, Attorney General of MichiganJon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-PolinMaren Morris (performance)U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of TexasU.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of ConnecticutJavier Salazar, sheriff of Bexar County, TexasPete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic CaucusCarlos Eduardo Espina, content creatorOlivia Troye, a former Trump administration national security officialGeoff Duncan, the former Lieutenant Governor of GeorgiaU.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of MississippiSgt. Aquilino Gonell, retired U.S. Capitol police officerU.S. Rep. Andy Kim of New JerseyOlivia Julianna, content creatorStevie Wonder (performance)Kenan Thompson and Guests on Project 2025Mindy KalingU.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem JeffriesFormer President Bill ClintonSpeaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy PelosiPennsylvania Gov. Josh ShapiroAlexander HudlinJasper EmhoffArden EmhoffU.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of NevadaAmanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate (performance)Gov. Wes Moore of MarylandU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete ButtigiegJohn Legend (performance)Sheila E. (performance)Sen. Amy Klobuchar of MinnesotaBenjamin C. Ingman, a former student of Gov. WalzTim Walz, the governor of Minnesota