As a political chess match wages on against Texas lawmakers and an attempt to block a vote on a “rigged” congressional redistricting map, officials with the Democratic National Convention are joining the effort in Illinois.

U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro said their names appeared on a list of targets compiled by the assassin who has been charged with killing the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting two others on Saturday.

The president of the nation’s largest union for federal workers says the organization’s ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides members and threatens the group’s survival.

The Chicago Bulls’ six NBA championship banners have been removed from the United Center rafters after they were damaged during a concert.

A new federal lawsuit in Maryland is challenging a Trump administration memo giving the nation’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate “race-based” practices of any kind or risk losing their federal money.

Former President Bill Clinton will be home for Christmas after being discharged from a Washington hospital where he was treated for the flu.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.

Third-party presidential candidate Cornel West has lost a Supreme Court bid to be included on the presidential ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.

The Biden-Harris administration announced plans to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York.

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state.

Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, won't endorse Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.

Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war against Hamas.

For months, many Palestinian Americans have been contending with the double whammy of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate.

Democrats have denounced the conservative Project 2025 blueprint in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop and mentioned it frequently.

Vice President Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since she launched her campaign after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection.

More than 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris' White House bid.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it's now raised $540 million for the presidential race against Donald Trump.

Chicago has a longstanding tradition of protest — and college student YM Masood has been immersed in it in recent months, including at the Democratic National Convention.

Before dropping his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden framed voters’ choice in November in dark and ominous terms, painting Republican nominee Donald Trump as a menace to American democracy and questioning whether the country could survive if he won.

The final results will be in on Friday: was the Democratic or Republican convention more popular with television viewers.

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the war in Gaza in her convention speech, attempting to defuse one of the most divisive issues within the Democratic Party on the biggest political stage of her life.

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, concluding a dynamic four-day convention that highlighted a unified party determined to defeat Donald Trump. The replacement of Joe Biden with Harris invigorated Democrats, who had been skeptical of Biden's chances after a poor debate performance. Harris's running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was introduced to the nation during the event, boosting the party's momentum in the tight race against Trump.

Would she be there or not.

As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable.

The star-studded final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris’ name — featuring none other than the candidate’s great nieces.

If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set.

The fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention is underway, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s nomination for president.

Leaders of a Democratic protest-vote movement pushing back on the handling of the Israel-Hamas war say their request to have a Palestinian American speak at the Democratic National Convention has been rejected.

Across this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities have been capturing and livestreaming their impressions of what’s happening.

Mealworms may have been what sickened a diner at a Chicago hotel earlier this week during the Democratic National Convention.

As attendees filtered out of the Democratic National Convention on its final night, they were met with the chants of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for the party to do more to end the war in Gaza.

The Democratic National Convention is kicking off its fourth and final night.

The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel have given a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention.

A Texas woman who says she was forced to leave her home state to obtain a potentially life-saving abortion delivered a speech during the Lone Star States’ roll call Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago.

Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass in North Carolina at his first outdoor rally since last month's attempted assassination.

“Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” The former first lady said.

The Democratic National Convention heads into its third day on Wednesday.

The Democratic National Convention transformed what should have been the driest part of the evening — the roll call — into a party, featuring lively music and several celebrity appearances.

The Democratic National Convention’s second night served up a double dose of Obama firepower for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a rollercoaster month that saw President Joe Biden shutter his campaign and boost her to the top of the ticket.

Democrats have turned Project 2025 into one of their political weapons in campaigning against President Donald Trump.

A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and could bring a strike against the automaker.

'I've been tested by fire, and the fire lost,' the county judge said.

Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as “a choice between two very different visions of America” on the Democratic National Convention’s second night.

The Dallas freshman congresswoman took to the national convention stage to ridicule former President Donald Trump and extol Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden’s electoral coalition.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is off to the Democratic National Convention and she isn’t going alone.

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention have approved the 2024 party platform.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris officially won the Democratic presidential nomination in an online vote.

The Democratic National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee.

Thousands of activists are expected to converge in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic justice and the war in Gaza.

Teamsters union members will host Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future.

As the American city that has hosted more political conventions than any other, Chicago has pretty much seen it all.

Supporters of the “uncommitted” protest-vote movement sparked by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war could play a large role in the Democratic National Convention, with raucous protests expected outside and potentially inside the Chicago arena.

Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the platform the party’s delegates are poised to approve there names the wrong candidate for president.

Cities seldom launch big-ticket infrastructure projects to host a political convention, but landing the high-profile events often provides a nudge to speed up construction.

The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion dollar battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling says outside police agencies that’ll help secure the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month won’t be posted in city neighborhoods.

Organizers of next month’s Democratic National Convention are tossing out their script.

Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even approve her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week.

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's new presidential candidates.

When President Joe Biden told America that he was pulling out of the 2024 Presidential election race, he also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the same breath.

President Joe Biden giving up his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris makes her the prohibitive favorite to be the party’s nominee in November.

California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushes ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August.

If something changes and Biden does drop out, the Democratic Party could end up facing something that hasn’t been seen in more than seven decades.

President Joe Biden has had the kind of weekend on which history pivots.

The head of the U.S. Secret Service says security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation's second-largest police department as fully prepared for protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, including on a new mass arrest policy.

President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s official convention in Chicago in August — a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the ballot in Ohio this November.

The rare special session Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called to pass legislation ensuring President Joe Biden appears on Ohio's fall ballot could take several days.

Notable quotes from former first lady Rosalynn Carter.

(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut authorities are investigating whether Amazon's e-book deals with certain publishers are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws, state Attorney General William Tong said Thursday. He said the state attorney general's office has previous taken action against Apple and e-book publishers to protect competition in the marketplace. Amazon has become the dominant force in print book sales and e-book sales in the U.S. Tong's office issued a subpoena to Amazon in 2019 requesting documents about the company's dealings with five book publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Hachette Book Group, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan. The publishers all settled and signed consent decrees prohibiting them from restricting e-book retailers’ ability to set prices.

In this image from video, former President Barack Obama speaks during the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

(Democratic National Convention via AP)NEW YORK – The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It's called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office. Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt likened the enthusiasm for Obama's book, which seems well positioned to become the best-selling presidential memoir in history, to the final volume of J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter” series. Because of the pandemic, the former president will likely be unable to match Michelle Obama's spectacular, all-star arena tour. But he had been expected to write just one when Penguin Random House first announced, in February 2017, a multimillion joint publication deal with Barack and Michelle Obama.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON Joe Biden said on Saturday that as president, he would never use the military as a prop or private militia and accused President Donald Trump of employing U.S. forces to settle personal vendettas" and violate citizens' rights. Biden has said he's absolutely convinced" the military would escort Trump from the White House if the incumbent lost but refused to leave. "Ill never use the military as a prop or as a private militia to violate rights of fellow citizens. In July, the president deployed federal forces to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, after earlier sending Homeland Security agents to Portland, Oregon.

Dan Patrick opted to stay in Texas, rather than attend the Republican National Convention in person, while Hurricane Laura hit the coast. Credit: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas TribuneAfter a Democratic National Convention that raised questions about its limited roles for Texans, the state's Republicans kept a light footprint at their national gathering this week and seemed just fine with it. Dan Patrick, who chairs President Donald Trump's reelection campaign in Texas, said the lack of Texas speakers showed Republicans were not worried about the state. Texas was clearly on Trump's mind as he delivered his first set of remarks at the convention Monday morning. Four years ago, one of the defining storylines of the national GOP convention involved Texas.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. Harris will detail a "profound failure of leadership from Trump and highlight proposals by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to control the virus and confront the economic fallout, Biden's campaign told The Associated Press. With Trump planning an evening address from the White House lawn, Harris' afternoon remarks from Washington will be the Democrats' main counter to the president on the final day of the Republicans' convention. Trump narrowly won the state in 2016, in part because turnout among Black Democrats dropped appreciably from 2012. Democrats see Harris as being able to excite Black women and other minority women, but also as a credible messenger to white independents and moderate Republicans unhappy with Trump, especially white college-educated women.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans tuned into the Democratic National Convention were told Thursday that the higher minimum wage favored by presidential candidate Joe Biden would lift all full-time workers out of poverty. SEN. CORY BOOKER: “Together, with Joe and Kamala in the White House, we’ll raise the minimum wage so no one who works a full-time job lives in poverty.”THE FACTS: That’s an improbable outcome for the $15 minimum wage supported by Biden. Moreover, the report estimated a $15 minimum wage would cost 1.3 million people their jobs because they would be priced out of the market. That finding suggests that a $15 federal minimum would not take all full-time workers out of poverty. Trust IndexThe Trust Index team fact checks questionable information circulating on social media and in our communities.

(Democratic National Convention via AP)There has been one persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: to portray President Donald Trump in highly personal ways as one unsuited for the White House both in skills and temperament. Here are some key takeaways from the third night of the convention. Donald Trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant, Obama said, according to his prepared remarks. Thats been a theme of the entire Democratic Convention, but having the most recent former president make it explicit demonstrates that this time Democrats are taking Trump seriously, and literally. The Democratic party is increasingly dependent on female voters, as a gender gap grows in U.S. politics.

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)LAS VEGAS Democratic Party luminaries, rising stars, former presidents and presidential contenders have been making a pitch for Joe Biden over three days of an atypical convention. Biden will speak Thursday night from Wilmington, Delaware, as he closes out the fourth night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, starting at 9 p.m. The 78-year-old moderate and former Republican being given a spot to help to close out the Democratic convention is striking. The convention is also available to watch on Twitch, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. A celebrity-studded afterparty hosted by Andy Cohen is scheduled to be shown immediately after Bidens speech on the official livestream.

WASHINGTON The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):7:50 a.m.Sen. Cory Booker says that there may be dirty tricks from President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 general election vote and that the nations voters should be stalwart in their determination to cast ballots. Postal Service funding and access to voting by mail. The Republican president has warned repeatedly without evidence about potential fraud in mail-in voting even though voter fraud is exceedingly rare. Booker speaks on the fourth and final night of Democrats virtual convention Thursday, ahead of former Vice President Joe Bidens first address as the partys official nominee. Cotton says Democrats have to explain why America would be better off with Joe Biden as our president.

In this image from video, former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams, center, and others, speak during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)Sustaining energy through four days of a political convention is never easy. On the second night of the Democratic National Convention, party leaders tried to blend its past with its future. Here are key takeaways from night two. But the 2020 Democratic convention is notable for the consistency of dire warnings about the other partys leader.

(Democratic National Convention via AP)SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Montana cattle range, a California beach, a historic bridge in Alabama. These were the sometimes kitschy, sometimes poignant scenes from the first-ever virtual roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention. Fred Guttenberg spoke about Biden's compassion following the murder of his daughter at the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Each state also cast some votes for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the last Democrat in the race to challenge Biden. Following tradition, Delaware, Biden's home state, was the final state to announce its support for Biden, with Gov.

(Democratic National Convention via AP)NEW YORK An unexpected travelogue connected as a television event during the second night of the Democrats' virtual convention, livening up a show that so far is struggling in the ratings. Four years ago, opening night drew just under 26 million viewers. NBC's telecast drew 2.28 million viewers, down from 4.29 million four years ago, Nielsen said. The left-leaning MSNBC, where Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace were anchors, led the way Monday with 5.1 million viewers, up from four years ago. Fox News Channel's audience was unimpressed; the 2.1 million viewers it reached for its hour of convention coverage compared poorly with the 3.4 million viewers that time slot occupant Laura Ingraham had on an average July day.

In this image from video, former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams, center, and others, speak during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)Sustaining energy through four days of a political convention is never easy. On the second night of the Democratic National Convention, party leaders tried to blend its past with its future. During the first two days of the Democratic National Convention, the partys luminaries and even some Republicans have grimly warned the public that he represents a fundamental danger to democracy. But the 2020 Democratic convention is notable for the consistency of dire warnings about the other partys leader.

In this image from video, Jill Biden is joined by her husband, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, after speaking during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)WASHINGTON The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):8:30 a.m.Jill Biden is pushing back against President Donald Trump's claims her husband, Joe Biden, lacks the stamina to serve as president and is calling a Trump campaign ad questioning his mental fitness ridiculous.Speaking on NBCs Today" show on Wednesday, Jill Biden defended the Democratic presidential nominee against Trump's allegations. She says Joe Biden is on the phone every single minute of the day talking to governors. Im a teacher thats who I am.Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate on Tuesday night. His vice presidential pick, Kamala Harris, speaks at their virtual convention on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK NBC News deleted a tweet early Wednesday about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's brief speech at the Democratic National Convention that she complained was misleading and appalling. Ocasio-Cortez complained via Twitter that NBC's report didn't appear to recognize the purpose of her 90-second commentary: a routine procedural motion to salute Sanders' runner-up campaign. In deleting the tweet and sending out a replacement, NBC said that its original report should have included more detail on the nomination process.That correction didn't satisfy Ocasio-Cortez, however. Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez, said people who criticized the congresswoman for ignoring Biden in her speech were looking to create division when there wasn't any. She said that both Biden and Sanders representatives went over her speech before she recorded it.

NEW YORK Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are providing television viewers with a distinctly different vision of the Democratic National Convention each night from their perches on Fox News Channel. But as cable rivals CNN and MSNBC devote three hours in prime time to the convention including showing the Democrats' feed virtually uninterrupted Fox will not dislodge its biggest opinion stars. Hannity called the convention a predictable dose of poorly produced, cult-like, psychotic rage (and) hysteria against all things Donald Trump. Hannity had 3.88 million viewers Monday, and many Fox viewers clicked away when news coverage of the convention began. Fox pointed out that its convention coverage schedule was the same as it was in 2016 and will be for next week's Republican national convention.

Trumps comment came in an interview with Axios on HBO earlier this month, when he was asked how he could say the coronavirus was under control with 1,000 Americans dying every day from it. His wife, Hillary Clinton, will deliver her own spin on Trumps comment Wednesday night. Like, if you want any proactive effort for higher wages, more jobs, addressing the climate crisis, or this pandemic and healthcare crisis, Donald Trumps administration really could be summarized with it is what it is. Littman said Trumps comment stood out because it showed a certain dismissiveness, and Democrats are highlighting it because it shows the president doesnt want to talk about the pandemic. I think what people are highlighting at the convention is that Donald Trump doesnt care about this issue.

Protesters march in downtown Austin on July 27, 2020. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune(Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) On this week's Tribcast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex and Ross about Texans' role at the Democratic National Convention, a new front in the local control fight and what concerns about the U.S Postal Service mean for Texas.

In this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers a nominating speech during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)WASHINGTON For nearly three minutes at this week's Democratic National Convention, Cindy McCain recounted Joe Biden's friendship with her late husband, John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate. Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most dynamic young stars of the Democratic Party, spoke for just 60 seconds. California Rep. Ro Khanna, head of the California delegation to the convention, said people need to be inspired to vote. Among those who have addressed the convention is Ady Barkin, a progressive activist who after being diagnosed with A.L.S.

Former President Barack Obama is set to speak on the third night of the Democratic National Convention along with Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Ahead of his speech Wednesday night, the DNC released excerpts of his speech. Read those excerpts below:I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president. Twelve years ago, when I began my search for a vice president, I didnt know Id end up finding a brother. He made me a better president.

In this image from video, people from across the U.S. sing the National Anthem during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)LAS VEGAS The pageantry often associated with presidential conventions will be remade again as Democrats gather virtually for a second day. The roll call vote of state delegations, which typically unfolds over several hours of fanfare, will instead be abbreviated Tuesday. BUT FIRST, BILLA speech from Bill Clinton is among the traditions that Democrats are including in Tuesday nights programming. The roll call will go alphabetically through the 57 states, territories and the Democrats Abroad delegation, meaning Alabama will lead off.

HOUSTON For the first time in U.S. history, a mostly-virtual Democratic National Convention was called into session Monday night. The most anticipated addresses of the first night came from the keynote speakers -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former first lady Michelle Obama. Both Acevedo and Biden agreed there is a need for national policing standards. Acevedo said, in terms of chokeholds, the death of George Floyd and others should be used to make changes and take policing to the next level. (It) is what everyone wants, including all the good cops that are out there, Acevedo said.

This Aug. 13, 2020 photo shows the skyline of downtown Milwaukee, the location of a scaled down Democratic National Convention. It would have been the first time Milwaukee, a city of 1.6 million, hosted a presidential nominating convention. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)Downtown Milwaukee restaurant owner Omar Shaikh envisioned overflowing crowds, packed dining rooms and a big payday when the Democratic National Convention came to town. It would have been the first time Milwaukee, a metropolitan area of 1.6 million, hosted a presidential nominating convention. Those who worked to bring the convention to Milwaukee argue the city should be first in line for a future convention.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota and Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):10:20 a.m.President Donald Trump says he has no choice but to campaign in Wisconsin this week while the Democratic National Convention goes on, in order to address voters there in what he says is a news media environment hostile to him. Trump plans an afternoon campaign stop at a private air hangar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a pivotal state in the quest for a majority of the Electoral College votes. The Democratic convention is being held in Milwaukee this week, but mainly features speakers addressing the event virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Democratic National Convention, which formally begins Monday, is not a convention in the traditional sense. Along the way, Biden's party will make history by unveiling the nation's first Black vice presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. Im glad that John and other moderate-type Republicans understand that it is wrong to be supporting Trump, Sanders told The Associated Press. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist, predicted next week's convention would lack excitement. He said it likely doesn't matter, however, especially as Trump and his party prepare for their convention the following week. As excited as I am about Kamala Harris, the best weapon Democrats have is Donald Trump, Sharpton said.