Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Hillary Clinton's Big Night at the DNC
Hillary Clinton speaks tonight at the DNC. Also in Philadelphia, California gubernatorial candidates are making the rounds.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenIt's the final day of the DNC. Hillary Clinton has her big speech tonight, arguably the biggest one of her life.
Looking ahead to 2018, candidates to succeed Jerry Brown as governor of California have been schmoozing in Philadelphia along with other Democratic politicians.
After the leaks of DNC emails, Wikileaks has been criticized by some of the same people who once defended it.
The movie Tallulah comes out this Friday, it was one of the films from this year's Sundance Film Festival.
The Treasury Department announced a new rule that makes it harder for people to anonymously buy houses, which could have an impact on international criminals trying to launder money.
Photo: President Barack Obama is joined by Democratic Nominee for President Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2016. (Scott Audette/Reuters)
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5 storiesHillary Clinton's Big Night
Today is the last day of the Democrats' gathering in Philadelphia. Coming into the convention, polls consistently found a little more than half of Americans viewed Hillary Clinton unfavorably. The spotlight is on Hillary Clinton tonight, but the question remains, can she bring it all home?
Read the story11 minCalifornia Gubernatorial Candidates at the DNC
Of course at conventions there's what happens on stage and what happens behind the scenes. As the DNC wraps up, we check in with California's gubernatorial race in 2018. All the announced and expected-to-announce candidates are in Philadelphia to build some momentum for their nascent campaigns.
Read the story8 minDoes Wikileaks Have an Agenda?
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says there are many more hacked emails from the DNC on the way. The previous dump contained hacked emails that showed DNC bias for Hillary Clinton. But now Wikileaks is facing criticism from some of the same people who once supported its mission.
Read the story11 min'Tallulah'
The movie Tallulah comes out this Friday. It stars Ellen Page as Lu, a poor young woman who ends up being confused for a housekeeper by a drunk, wealthy woman. Lu is given a child to take care of, which she ends up passing off as her grandchild. Tallulah is about the lives of three broken women who don't really know how to be good mothers.
Read the story9 minCracking Down on Money Laundering
Buying mega-mansions in Los Angeles is about to get a little more complicated for international ne'er-do-wells. The Treasury Department just announced a new rule that makes it harder for people to anonymously buy houses worth millions of dollars. The rule has to do with shell companies, money laundering, and international crime.
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