(From L) US Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz attend the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by AFP)