It's a presidential election year, which means the party conventions are a fixture on the summer schedules of every political pundit and reporter. In the past, the big conventions were gatherings ...

In recent decades, the national political party conventions have ceased to be actual contests over presidential and ...

The party conventions are over — and I don’t just mean the 2020 conventions. In one sense, the conventions have been over for a very long time. They were created primarily to do two things: pick ...

Party conventions used to nominate presidential candidates. Now that's all done in advance. Next week's Republican Party convention plans to break with tradition. Instead of waiting until Wednesday, ...

The cheering, clapping and speechifying are over. Historians from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History have returned after their trips to the 2024 political party conventions to ...

Vice President Kamala Harris greets President Joe Biden on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Even for former U.S. President ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Tuesday, Aug. 20, was night two of the Democratic National Convention, and it highlighted some of the differences and similarities between both parties’ conventions. This year, ...

After a week at the Democratic National Convention, one moment stands out to Missouri delegate Paul Harper: 17-year-old Gus Walz bursting into tears as his dad, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, accepted ...

C-SPAN is testing some improvements to our website and we'd like to ask for your help. Please click here to try out our new video viewing page (you can switch back at any time). After opening remarks ...

As Tampa gears up for the Republican National Convention, the biggest party it has ever held, the city and its businesses are primping and polishing for the August arrival of tens of thousands of ...