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Recap: Biden endorses Harris after dropping out of 2024 race

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President Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, caving to pressure from Democrats who agitated for him to step aside after a debate performance that left the political world in shock. Biden announced his decision in a social…

Margaret Brennan: Sources say it would be 'political suicide' for another Democrat to challenge Harris

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CBS News’ Margaret Brennan said her sources warned her it would be “political suicide” for another Democrat to challenge Vice President Harris for the party nomination. President Biden announced he would be withdrawing from the race on…

Delegate tracker: Harris gets quick start on road to 1,986

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President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris to take over as the Democratic nominee to be president, but she’ll still need to secure enough delegates to officially replace him. Close to 4,000 delegates will gather at the Democratic…

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Republicans see opportunity in Harris presidential run after Biden exit

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Republican strategists and donors said Sunday they're not worried about Vice President Harris becoming the new Democratic nominee, even though they believed their chances of defeating President Biden were at an all-time high. The…

Newsom backs Harris: No one better to prosecute case against Trump

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), seen as a top contender for a spot on the Democratic ticket, threw his support behind Vice President Harris’s bid for president. “Tough. Fearless. Tenacious,” Newsom wrote on the social platform X. “With…

Democratic donors move to support Harris

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Democratic donors are throwing their support behind Vice President Harris as the nominee, following President Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. Key donors said they would support Harris, and others pledged to do the same in…

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Manchin considering rejoining Democratic Party to challenge Harris

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Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.V.) is considering running against Vice President Harris for the Democratic nomination. A source familiar with Manchin confirmed that the West Virginia senator is considering reregistering as a Democrat to seek the…

Harris races to lock down support after Biden drops out

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Vice President Harris is racing to lock down support for her White House bid, just hours after President Biden announced that he would no longer seek re-election. Harris on Sunday spoke with the chairs of three key coalitions on Capitol…

Harris vs. Trump: What the polls tell us

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President Biden is out of the 2024 race and backing Vice President Kamala Harris to take over his mantle in November, raising questions about what the polling can help us glean about her chances against Donald Trump in November. Though…

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Josh Shapiro throws support behind Harris after Biden drops out

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) formally threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket in November following news President Biden will drop out of the race. “The best path…

Biden's family offers words of support after decision to drop out

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Members of President Biden’s family are offering public words of support after his decision to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday. Naomi Biden, the president's grand-daughter, said she was proud of his decision to step aside. “I’m…

Democrats begin to rally around Harris as nominee

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Democratic lawmakers and officials on Sunday rallied to back Vice President Harris to replace President Biden atop the party’s presidential ticket, boosting her in the hours after Biden announced he would not run for another four years in…

RFK Jr. reinforces possibility of winning 2024 after Biden drops out

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sees Vice President Harris as indistinguishable from President Biden. In a press conference on Sunday evening, the independent candidate reinforced that he is able to beat both former President Trump and Biden —…

Timeline of events leading up to Biden's exit from the race

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President Biden has experienced a tumultuous past few weeks that culminated Sunday with his decision to drop out of the 2024 race. The 81-year-old president faced enormous pressure to make one of the hardest decisions of his decades-long…

Here's how Kamala Harris has performed against Trump in recent polls

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While Biden's endorsement doesn't automatically guarantee Harris the Democratic nomination, it still raises questions about how she might perform against Donald Trump in November.

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Crockett says she hopes ‘the geniuses that pushed’ Biden out ‘have a plan’

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) threw her support behind Vice President Harris as President Biden’s replacement while criticizing those who urged the president to step aside. Crockett praised Biden in a post on the social media platform X,…

Axelrod calls Biden's exit 'sad' but 'necessary'

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David Axelrod, a former senior adviser to former President Obama, said Sunday that President Biden's decision to step down from the 2024 race was "sad" but "necessary". In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Axelrod said the decision…

Pelosi, Jeffries stop short of backing Harris as 2024 nominee

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) stopped short of endorsing Vice President Harris as the party’s new nominee on Sunday, after President Biden announced that he would not seek…

De Niro hails Biden’s exit as ‘shrewd politics and selfless patriotism’

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Robert De Niro, one of President Biden’s most fervent Hollywood backers, is calling his decision to drop out of the 2024 race an “act of shrewd politics and selfless patriotism.” “Joe Biden is stepping aside to clear the path for another…

Congressional Black Caucus backs Harris as Biden replacement

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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is backing Vice President Harris as President Biden’s replacement after the president announced his decision to withdraw from the race on Sunday. The CBC political action committee (CBCPAC) released a…

Obama stops short of backing Harris

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Former President Obama praised President Biden as a “patriot of the highest order,” following news that Biden would no longer run for reelection, but the former president stopped short of endorsing Vice President Harris as his replacement.…

Republicans steer clear of abortion at convention

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One of the defining issues of the 2024 campaign was mostly absent from this year’s Republican convention, underlining the party’s desire to sidestep its own push to enact restrictive abortion policies in red states across the country. At…

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What happens to Biden's campaign funds?

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President Joe Biden, after ending his campaign for a second term, is now giving his “full support and endorsement” to Vice President Kamala Harris. But what about his campaign cash?

Trump campaign: Harris will be 'even worse' than Biden

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Former President Trump's top campaign advisers have come out swinging against Vice President Harris shortly after President Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed her to replace him. In a statement, Trump campaign advisers Chris…

Cori Bush becomes first Squad member to back Harris

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Progressive Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), a Squad member running a tight race for re-election in Missouri, is backing Vice President Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee. Bush was among the earliest left-wing voices in the House to…

Who could be Harris's running mate?

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President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become his replacement, a historic move that now raises the question of who would be Harris’s running mate if she gets the nod. It’s not…

Harris says she intends ‘to earn and win this nomination’ after Biden drops out

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Vice President Harris on Sunday said she intends to earn and win the Democratic presidential nomination after President Biden stunningly dropped out of the race and endorsed her as his successor. “I am honored to have the President’s…

Democrats breathe sighs of relief over Biden exit

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Democrats exhaled. Minutes after President Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on Sunday, Democrats said they were relieved by the decision. The stalemate over Biden’s future, they said, was horrible for their party…

White House: Biden COVID symptoms have ‘improved significantly’

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President Biden is in better health, in recovery from a COVID diagnosis, White House physician Kevin O’Connor announced Sunday. Biden received his eighth dose of Paxlovid treatment early Sunday and his symptoms have “improved significantly…

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Pelosi says Biden 'has always put our country first' after he ends campaign

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) praised President Biden as a “patriotic American” who puts his country before himself, following his decision not to accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic convention. “President Joe Biden is a…