President Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a valedictory speech to a refreshed Democratic Party as moves forward as its convention opens Monday night. The party must finalize the unprecedented mid-campaign handoff from Biden to Kamala Harris. (AP Video / Aug. 19, 2024)
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago on Sunday ahead of her star turn at the Democratic National Convention. Earlier in the day, she and and running mate Tim Walz had made campaign bus stops in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. (AP Video / Aug. 19, 2024)
By Zeke Miller, Jonathan J. Cooper, Aamer Madhani And Darlene Superville The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, saying, “I gave my best to you” and basking in a long ovation that reflected the energy released by his decision to cede the stage to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden, 81, received a hero’s welcome weeks after many in his party were pressuring him to drop his bid for reelection. One month after an unprecedented mid-campaign switch, the opening night of the convention in Chicago was designed to give a graceful …