The second night of the Democratic National Convention made an effort to bridge the old and the new generations in the Democratic Party.The program featured speeches from several of the party’s most entrenched leaders, including former President Bill Clinton, as well as rising Democratic stars like progressive freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.In terms of what…

For a brief moment, Hunter Biden filled the screen of the virtual Democratic National Convention. The youngest son of pending Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden has been mostly out of sight during the campaign but popped up at the convention in a video tribute to his step-mother Jill Biden. “Mom, it is your strength…

A widespread coronavirus outbreak aboard a Seattle-based fishing boat may wield the first direct evidence that antibodies can offer protective immunity from the virus, according to a report on Tuesday.Crewmembers of the vessel were studied before and after its 18-day voyage in May that would eventually see more than 85 percent of the crew infected with the virus in…

As Joe Biden formally becomes the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, convention speakers are making a clear and repeated effort to draw a contrast between Biden and President Trump not just on policy, but on empathy.Starting with former first lady Michelle Obama on opening night and continuing with former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday, speaker after speaker hammered Trump for remarking…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Tuesday rallied supporters behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden, telling them that the day after Biden is elected they will “mobilize our people” to bring about “transformative change.”“Let’s get going, let’s defeat Trump, let’s elect Biden, let’s elect some great candidates around the country,” he said at a “United Against Trump”…