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DNC speaker lineup on Monday, Day 1, in Chicago : NPR

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President Biden, seen right here on Aug. 15 in Largo, Md., is anticipated to headline the primary evening of the Democratic Nationwide Conference on Monday.

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The NPR Community can be reporting stay from Chicago all through the week bringing you the newest on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.

Day 1 of the Democratic Nationwide Conference is underway in Chicago. President Biden is slated to headline the evening, serving because the opening act to what not too way back would have been his conference.

With the theme of the day’s programming being “for the folks,” Biden is anticipated to debate his administration’s financial and coverage priorities and the way Harris would sustain that work if elected.

The way to watch: DNC Evening 1

Listed below are a number of the different high audio system anticipated on Monday:

Right here is the fuller programming checklist, as launched by the Democratic Nationwide Conference Committee, so as of look, from 6:15 p.m.-11:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. CT):

Name to Order
Minyon Moore
Chair of the 2024 Democratic Nationwide Conference Committee
The Honorable Jaime R. Harrison
Chairman of the Democratic Nationwide Committee

Remarks and Video Introduction
The Honorable Brandon Johnson
Mayor of Chicago

Confirmatory and Ceremonial Vote for the Vice Presidential Nominee
Minyon Moore
Chair of the 2024 Democratic Nationwide Conference Committee

Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Peggy Flanagan
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Remarks
The Honorable Lauren Underwood
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, Illinois

Video
Wealthy Logis
Former Donald Trump Voter

Remarks
The Honorable Robert Garcia
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, California

Joint Remarks
Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Staff (AFSCME)
April Verrett, President of the Service Staff Worldwide Union (SEIU)
Brent Booker, Normal President of the Laborers’ Worldwide Union of North America (LiUNA)
Kenneth W. Cooper, Worldwide President of the Worldwide Brotherhood of Electrical Staff (IBEW)
Claude Cummings Jr., President of the Communications Staff of America (CWA)
Elizabeth H. Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Remarks: “Mission 2025—Chapter One: Introduction”
The Honorable Mallory McMorrow
Michigan State Senator

Remarks
The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo
United States Secretary of Commerce

Remarks
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York

Remarks
Shawn Fain
President of the United Car Staff

Remarks
The Honorable Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, New York

Remarks
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Former United States Secretary of State

Remarks
The Honorable James E. Clyburn
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, South Carolina

Remarks
The Honorable Jamie Raskin
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, Maryland

Remarks
The Honorable Jasmine Crockett
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, Texas

Remarks
The Honorable Grace Meng
Member of the U.S. Home of Representatives, New York

Joint Remarks
Amanda and Josh Zurawski, Texas
Kaitlyn Joshua, Louisiana
Hadley Duvall, Kentucky

Remarks
The Honorable Andy Beshear
Governor of Kentucky

Remarks
The Honorable Reverend Raphael G. Warnock
United States Senator, Georgia

Remarks
The Honorable Chris Coons
United States Senator, Delaware

Remarks
Dr. Jill Biden
First Woman of the USA

Introduction
Ashley Biden

Remarks
The Honorable Joe Biden
President of the USA

With the last-minute overhaul of the conference, the audio system checklist for the remainder of the week remains to be in flux. Right here’s extra on learn how to watch and comply with alongside for updates and what to know for the remainder of the week.

The NPR Community can be reporting stay from Chicago all through the week bringing you the newest on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.

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