A speech by first lady Michelle Obama caps the opening night of the three-day gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, which concludes with Obama's acceptance of the nomination in an address on Thursday.

The president must convince Americans to stick with the status quo in a climate of high unemployment, fallen home values and wide income disparity.

The host city for the Democratic convention faces high unemployment, and voters in the state may not be eager to give him a second chance.

Global alarm over the potential for a food crisis of the kind seen in 2007/08 has escalated as drought in the U.S. Midwest has sent grain prices to record highs.

Protesters blocked an intersection near the Democratic National Convention for about two hours on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin congressman also says Obama is more concerned about the next election than the next generation.

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Democrats say answering the question of whether Americans are better off now than they were four years ago requires some context.

Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

Democratic donors complained early in Obama's administration that they were kept at arm's length, but since then the president has opened his White House to contributors.