Democratic National Convention
Planes Targeting Trump Fly Over College Football Stadiums, Telling Voters to Sack Project 2025 (Exclusive)
College football fans who were tailgating at several universities this weekend were in for a surprise when planes carrying Election 2024 messages flew over their respective parking lots and stadiums. On Saturday, the second week of the 2024 college football season, planes carrying banner messages specific to three universities flew across the sky, courtesy of […]
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‘Megalopolis’ Star Laurence Fishburne Was Busy Watching the DNC When Trailer Drama Unfolded
Laurence Fishburne had politics on the mind when he learned of the furor surrounding the latest trailer for director Francis Ford Coppola’s star-studded feature Megalopolis. The Oscar-nominated actor spoke with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the Aug. 30 launch of his new sci-fi thriller Slingshot, in which he stars alongside Casey Affleck. The in-demand Fishburne […]
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TV Ratings: Democratic Convention Closes With 26M Viewers, Edging RNC Final Night
The closing of the Democratic National Convention drew a big audience Thursday — topping both the final night of the party’s gathering four years ago and that of the Republican convention in July. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party’s nomination to top the Democratic ticket and oppose Republican nominee Donald Trump. Coverage of the […]
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Would a Taylor Swift Endorsement Actually Impact the Presidential Race?
Bad blood appears to abound between supporters for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump heading into November’s tight presidential election. While both sides have enlisted varying degrees of star power at their respective national conventions, there appears to be one figure whose endorsement the two candidates seemingly covet: Taylor Swift. Trump took […]
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Hollywood Flashback: ‘The Best Man’ Took On Cutthroat Campaigning
Kamala Harris has arrived at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as the party’s official nominee for president. Things, however, weren’t as smooth in The Best Man: A political endorsement was a chief concern when it hit cinemas 60 years ago. Written by Gore Vidal and based on his play of the same name, The […]
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Kamala Harris Is Campaigning as a Prosecutor. Popular Entertainment Has Long Favored Their Antagonist.
As she accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night, Kamala Harris played up her attorney-general past. “As a prosecutor, when I had a case, I charged it not in the name of the victim, but in the name of the people,” she told the United Center crowd. This follows a strategy she has pursued since ramping up […]
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Critic’s Notebook: At Democratic National Convention, a Polished and Presidential Kamala Harris Plays It Safe
The vice president's forcefully delivered speech flaunted her political skills and readiness for the job, even if it was short on the kind of imagination some might have hoped for.
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Kamala Harris Wears Custom Navy Suit by Chloé to Accept Party Nomination on Historic DNC Night
As delegates began to file inside Chicago’s United Center on the final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, it was clear that thousands of women got the same memo. A sea of white could be seen across the stadium as female attendees took their seats while decked out in colorless blouses, dresses and […]
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Jon Stewart Mocks Fox News’ Coverage of DNC: “I’m Not Sure They Cared for It”
Jon Stewart ripped apart Fox News’ coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, mocking the outlet’s incongruous treatment of the convention’s jubilant energy. “How did Fox News experience this convention at the beginning?” Stewart asked his audience at The Daily Show, which aired live from Chicago immediately following the DNC’s conclusion. “I’ve got […]
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DNC Day 4: Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination, Capping Four-Night Reintroduction to Voters
Vice President Kamala Harris strode onto the DNC stage at 10:30 p.m. on the convention’s closing night, just after her beloved sister laid a firm foundation for her reintroduction to America — something dozens of the most powerful people in the Democratic party also spent the past four nights doing. Harris presented herself to the […]
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Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
A representative for Beyoncé says the singer will not attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention. “Beyoncé was never scheduled to be there,” the Grammy-winning star’s rep tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The report of a performance is untrue.” Rumors about the pop star attending and performing at this year’s DNC, celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic […]
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Ana Navarro Slams Ann Coulter for Mocking Tim Walz’s Son, Gus, After Emotional DNC Moment
Democratic National Convention host Ana Navarro slammed Ann Coulter for mocking Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz. At the DNC’s third night in Chicago, Gus went viral for his emotional reaction to his father praising him, his sister Hope and mother Gwen. During his speech onstage accepting the nomination […]
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