Democrats to delay convention until August

The Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee will be delayed for a month because of the coronavirus pandemic, the host committee announced on Thursday.

The Democratic nominating convention will now take place over four days beginning on Aug. 17 after originally being scheduled to take place July 13-16. The Hill was first to report on the change.

A source close to Joe Biden’s campaign told The Hill that the former vice president pushed to have the convention moved, while keeping the same format. Continue reading.