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Former first lady Michelle Obama gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday night. In it, she reminded America of her own experiences with in vitro fertilization and took some not-so-subtle jabs at Donald Trump. For Obama, the night was personal because Chicago is her hometown.

Doug Emhoff has served as Second Gentleman for four years but as he addressed a packed United Center in Chicago Wednesday night, he spoke as if he was introducing himself to the room and the country for the first time. Emhoff told the story of how he fell in love with the Vice President, how she encouraged him to connect more deeply with his Jewish faith, and helped parent his two children, all with a sense of joy and a lot of laughter. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “You know that laugh.

When Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President in July after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, nearly the entire party quickly came together to endorse her campaign. But the Vermont independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats, Bernie Sanders, said at the time that he was not ready to do so. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Sanders told NBC last month that he wanted to hear more specific policies from her on how she planned to help the working class before he could offer his official endorsement.

In a coveted primetime speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday night, three women shared the stage to speak about their harrowing personal experiences with pregnancy and abortion. Amanda Zurawski told the story of how she was denied an abortion after going into pre-term labor well before her desired pregnancy was considered viable; the Texas woman developed a life-threatening case of sepsis and spent three days in an intensive care unit.

When Barack Obama takes the stage in Chicago tonight to support the candidacy of his old friend Kamala Harris, many Americans will see it as another torch-passing moment in a Democratic National Convention that’s already been replete with them. This one is extra emotional because of the sheer improbable nature of what the former president and current vice president have achieved.

HELENA, Mont. — Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall. The Montana Secretary of State’s Office certified that the general election ballot will include the initiative on abortion rights.