Oprah, ‘cat ladies’ and other key takeaways from DNC’s third night

Wednesday night was another family affair at the DNC – with scenes reminiscent of an appearance by Donald Trump and JD Vance with their wives and relatives at the equivalent Republican gathering last month.

Mr Walz described his wife Gwen and children Hope and Gus as his “entire world” – a remark that got Gus on his feet, shouting through tears: “That’s my dad.”

Ahead of the convention, Mr and Mrs Walz spoke to People magazine about their “brilliant” 17-year-old son, saying he had a a learning disorder, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and an anxiety disorder – saying these conditions gave him a “super power”.

Ms Harris’s family also had a prominent role. Tony West, her brother-in-law, spoke about how they met in law school, and how Ms Harris had gone on to fight for her family – saying this she would do this for voters if they elected her president.

It was a message echoed by Harris’s niece and two nephews – Alexander Hudlin, Jasper Empoff and Arden Emhoff, who appears on stage to say “auntie” would be a president for “all of us”.

Hudlin said Ms Harris calmed his fears as a nine-year-old when Trump won the presidency in 2016. She told him: “You know what superheroes do? They fight back.”