Democrats Nominate Joe Biden for President

Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, celebrates after being formally nominated as 2020 U.S. democratic presidential candidate in convention roll call during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links from the originally planned site of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2020. 2020 Democratic National Convention/Pool via Reuters

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention voted on Aug. 18 to nominate former vice president Joe Biden for president of the United States.

Former President Bill Clinton, New York Sen. Charles Schumer (D) and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates were among the speakers endorsing Biden ahead of the convention vote.