Joyful news.

President Biden says he spoke on the phone with the four U.S. residents freed from Russian prisons. Peter Alexander: “What did you say when they answered the phone on the other side?” Biden: “I said welcome almost home.”

Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, Paul Whelan. Free. Amazing. #IStandWithEvan

A beautiful butterfly stopped by our camera position at the White House in time for Nightly News.

My report tonight…Gov. Tim Walz defends his National Guard service record after attacks from Trump campaign. nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v… via @nbcnews

Speaking informally to a crowd in Maryland, Pres. Biden called out Donald Trump for not understanding the character of the country, saying diversity “is our strength, but they’re trying to turn this into a race war. They’re trying to turn this into a war about who you are, what

Harris tells her Raleigh audience today is her 16th visit to the state of NC since she became Vice President Kamala Harris

President Biden briefly stopped appearing to take a call as he headed out for Marine One and a quick flight to Camp David.

Big congratulations to our own Peter Alexander on 20 amazing years at NBC. It’s been a joy watching it all. More to come my friend.

'A love letter and a thank-you note': What to expect during the DNC nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…

Unannounced visit from Vice President Kamala Harris on stage and addressing the delegates during night one of the ⁦Democratic Party⁩ convention.

Two grandsons and scions of their political families tonight at the Democratic Party Convention --Jason Carter and Jack Schlossberg representing the legacies of Presidents Carter and Kennedy.

Tonight in Chicago.

Convention music: Gov. Walz chose for his walk off song "Rockin in the Free World" from Neil Youngs's "Freedom" album. Young does not license his music broadly. Sources say the legendary rocker personally approved use for Walz but had opposed Trump's use in 2015

We happened to chat with ⁦Vice President Kamala Harris Harris, Mr Emhoff, Gov and Mrs Walz briefly as they left the United Center tonight.

Political convention balloon drops are always memorable. Sped up this video a bit. Delegates are trying to fit those long signs in overhead bins heading home across America today. Saw quite a few at the airport.

Six years after the senator's passing ...

With the suspension of his campaign, Secret Service concluded its protective detail around RFK Jr. this weekend as laid out in the executive order that set up protection last month after the Trump assassination attempt.

VP Harris and Gov Walz will campaign with President Biden in a joint appearance Labor Day in Pittsburgh and will "underscore the importance of workers" according to the campaign.

A campaign day where both presidential candidates are speaking at the same time from different battleground states. Harris is in Georgia and Trump is in Michigan.