Democrats kick off the first night of the #DemConvention pscp.tv/w/cgnOhzF4a2pE…
The 'Rise Up' video is the third time a presidential candidate has made use of Springsteen's music this century. Kerry adopted 'No Surrender' in 2004, and Obama utilized 'We Take Care of Our Own' for his 2012 campaign, says @jamesoliphant. More: reut.rs/3g6aHfk #DNC2020 
‘They should all be alive today’: Speaking from Houston, Philonise Floyd introduced a moment of silence to honor his brother George and others killed at the hands of police. Follow live #DemConvention updates reut.rs/3g6aHfk
The public just hasn’t seen that much of Biden during this campaign. Something like the virtual panel held on racial justice does more than simply demonstrate that he is committed to working on issues critical to the party - @jamesoliphant. More analysis: reut.rs/3g6aHfk
‘We can’t let things settle down’: Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr says that the uprising following her son’s death in 2014 lost momentum and urges Americans to hold politicians’ feet to the fire to fight police brutality. Live #DemConvention updates: reut.rs/3iPvB4d
'Our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent. It couldn’t fight off the virus. In fact, it didn’t even see it coming,' says @NYGovCuomo. Live #DemConvention updates: reut.rs/3g6aHfk
The first hour of the convention made this clear: This is the Sincerity Convention. There have been no glib moments people associate with these events, though they may come when the heavy hitters start laying into President Trump - @jamesoliphant. More: reut.rs/3g6aHfk
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer uses her #DemConvention remarks to thank 'MVP' essential workers. Live updates: reut.rs/2Yc6tgi
Republican Meg Whitman, Quibi CEO and former California governor candidate, puts her support behind Joe Biden at the #DemConvention. Live updates: reut.rs/322IIsc
'In normal times, something like this would probably never happen': Republican former governor of Ohio John Kasich acknowledges that his participation in the #DemConvention is out of the ordinary. Live updates and analysis: reut.rs/2Yb3HaY
'The president may hate the post office, but he's still going to have to send them a change of address card come January,' says Senator Amy Klobuchar during her #DemConvention address. Updates and analysis here: reut.rs/3g6aHfk
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears by video from Delaware to talk to voters at the #DemConvention. Empty scenes from the #DNC2020 reut.rs/320wZdJ via @ReutersPictures
Bernie Sanders voices his support for Joe Biden at the #DemConvention, saying Trump's re-election could set back the progressive movement his campaign helped propel. Live updates: reut.rs/2FqWgpA
'Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs': Bernie Sanders says the president's actions have fanned the pandemic and damaged the economy. Live #DemConvention updates and analysis: reut.rs/2FqWgpA
'Stating the simple fact that a Black life matters is still met with derision from the nation's highest office': Michelle Obama criticizes Trump for a 'total and utter lack of empathy.' More from the #DemConvention: reut.rs/317XH4V
Addressing the camera directly, @MichelleObama spoke not as a politician, but as a veteran of political wars, having spent eight years in the White House. She leveraged that experience – and her celebrity – to detail a country in desperate shape - @jamesoliphant
'If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will, if we don't make a change in this election': Michelle Obama gives a sober assessment of the stakes this November. More from the #DemConvention: reut.rs/2Y8xsco
We'll be back on Tuesday with live updates from #DNC2020. More #DemConvention coverage: reut.rs/2Y8xsco
