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In another signal that the Democratic convention is still on track to be largely virtual because of the coronavirus, a top convention official told members of Congress on Thursday not to travel to Wisconsin next month for the already-scaled back gathering.

Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the coronavirus is reshaping the battle for the White House.

What exactly are delegates, and how do they determine who becomes the Democratic nominee? We emptied our toy box to explain how primaries and caucuses help the Democratic Party select the next presidential nominee.

A lawyer for Julian Assange says the WikiLeaks founder plans to claim during his extradition hearing that the Trump administration offered to pardon him if he agreed to say Russia wasn’t involved in leaking Democratic National Committee emails

As results from the New Hampshire primary rolled in, Seth Meyers called up to the Granite State to check in with the DNC.

In a perfect world, Susan Stepp, a 73-year-old retiree, would be voting vote for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, she says. But that won’t be happening. “I am not sure a woman is the best candidate to go up against Trump,” Stepp said recently as she stood in the back of a conference...

The Iowa Democratic Party announced Thursday that 100% of the results were in following days of delays. Meanwhile, an analysis by the NBC News Decision Desk found the results were rife with inconsistencies and potential errors. Earlier Thursday, the Democratic National Committee chairman called for a recanvass, citing concerns over inconsistencies.

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is calling for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses. Party leader Tom Perez tweeted Thursday that “enough is enough” after three days of technical issues and delays. He says the recanvass is needed to “assure public confidence.”

The head of the Democratic National Convention promised Tuesday that the event in Milwaukee this summer to choose the party’s presidential nominee will be focused more on substance than spectacle as part of a strategy to be more successful in key states such as Wisconsin.

Democratic officials are pushing for an end to a labor dispute that threatens the party’s sixth presidential primary debate, scheduled for Thursday on a California university campus. Xochitl Hinojosa, the Democratic National Committee’s communications director and a lead debate organizer for DNC Chairman Tom Perez, said Monday that Perez “spent the entire weekend” urging stakeholders to engage in good-faith,...

Although the Democratic National Convention will take place in Milwaukee, half of the delgates will stay in suburban Chicago. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports. 

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is canceling a series of campaign stops in Iowa and will remain in El Paso through the weekend as his hometown continues to cope with a mass shooting that killed 22 people.

President Donald Trump insisted without evidence on Monday that Barack Obama didn’t call the families of fallen soldiers when he was president, then promptly walked the claim back when fact-checked by a reporter. Some of Obama’s former aides reacted angrily on Twitter, calling Trump’s statement a lie. Obama has in the past also talked about spending “countless hours” grieving with...

This weekend, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition will host its annual convention in Chicago this week, and political figures will share the stage with programs designed to improve and direct advocacy efforts at the local and federal level.

Chicago is the site of the annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition Convention this weekend, and there are plenty of newsmakers set to speak, and plenty of activities aimed at benefitting the community. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has a wrap on everything you can expect from the festivities.

Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s official running mate, did an impression of one of Donald Trump’s common phrases. “Trump is a guy who promises a lot but you might have noticed, he has a way of saying the same two words every time he makes his biggest, hugest promises: ‘Believe me.’ ”

Recently surfaced footage appears to show President Barack Obama head-banging to an Eminem song before giving his speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, the “Today” show reported. Obama can be seen bobbing his head to “Lose Yourself” in a video uploaded to Hillary Clinton’s YouTube channel, showing the backstage fervor at the DNC. The four second clip of...

The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution? To rapturous cheers, Pakistan-born Khizr Khan fiercely attacked the billionaire businessman Thursday at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Honoring his son Humayun Khan, Khizr Khan pulled a copy of the Constitution out of his suit pocket and offered to...

Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim soldier who died to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, said that Donald Trump had made derogatory statements that smeared the patriotism of American Muslims.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine accepted the nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday evening. Here are his remarks as prepared.