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Reuters reports: Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, followed both the Republican National Convention where Trump on Thursday formally accepted his party’s nomination and the Biden announcement …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the Milwaukee area Tuesday, the first rally of her own presidential campaign, backed by top Wisconsin Democrats, after President Joe Biden exited the race Sunday. Harris has visited the battleground state four other times this year, and eight times as vice president. But her Tuesday trip has newfound importance: …

The Associated Press reports: Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey, as top Democrats rallied to her in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his bid for reelection. The quick coalescing behind Harris marked an attempt by …

The Delaware News Journal reports: Vice President Kamala Harris, whom President Joe Biden endorsed Sunday after announcing he will no longer seek reelection, is speaking from the Biden headquarters Monday. Harris met with members of the Delaware delegation and visited Biden’s campaign headquarters in Wilmington, which is expected to transition to hers as she mounts her presidential campaign. Wilmington police …

Politico reports: Future Forward, the flagship super PAC blessed by President Joe Biden, received $150 million in new commitments from major Democratic donors in the 24 hours since the president announced he would step aside from the race. The fundraising boon — described by a senior Future Forward aide and shared first with POLITICO — gives Vice President Kamala Harris, …

USA Today reports: Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak Monday at an event celebrating college athletes, her first public appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election. NCAA Sports Day brings championship teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to the White House. Harris also spoke at the event in 2023, which saw more …

Reuters reports: State Democratic party chairs on Sunday threw their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s new presidential nominee to run against Republican nominee and former president, Donald Trump. The chairs held a conference call after President Joe Biden announced he was stepping aside as the party’s candidate. “Following President Biden’s announcement, our members immediately assembled …

The New York Times reports: Vice President Kamala Harris says she is running for president. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” she said. “We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.” She added, “With this selfless and patriotic act, President …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” Biden said in a post shared on X. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.” Biden made the …

Axios reports: President Biden’s campaign insisted on Friday that he will remain in the 2024 presidential race but acknowledged that it’s been “a tough several weeks” marked by “some slippage” in support set off by his disastrous debate performance last month. Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of the Biden campaign, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday that Biden is “absolutely” remaining …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, according to multiple people briefed on his thinking. Obama has only spoken with Biden once since the debate, and he has been clear …

Axios reports: President Biden said in a new interview that he would consider dropping out of the 2024 presidential race if a doctor diagnosed him with a “medical condition.” The pre-taped interview with BET News is the latest in a series of media appearances the president has made since the debate to try and assuage concerns about his mental acuity. …

The Associated Press reports: Democrats will look to hold a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their party’s nominee in the first week of August, as Biden has rebuffed calls from some in his party to quit the race after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee will meet on Friday to discuss …

ABC News reports: Nearly $1.5 million will go to the Arizona Democratic Party, nearly $1 million will go to the Georgia Democratic Party, nearly $2 million will go to the Michigan Democratic Party, over $1.2 will go to the North Carolina Democratic Party, over $2 million will go to the Nevada Democratic Party, nearly $2 million will go to the …

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. “J.D. honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa …

NPR reports: The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite President Biden’s dismal debate performance two weeks ago, a new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate. In this poll, he leads Trump 50% to 48% in a head-to-head matchup. Those numbers, though, do not represent …

USA Today reports: On top of hosting this year’s NATO Summit for 31 U.S. allies, President Joe Biden will hold a press conference Thursday as the world continues to rigorously examine his presidential candidacy since his debate performance in June. Since his dismal debate appearance with former President Donald Trump two weeks ago, some Democrats have openly questioned whether he …

ABC News reports: Two-thirds of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll – including a majority of Joe Biden’s own supporters – say he should step aside as his party’s presumptive nominee for president given his debate performance two weeks ago. That’s even as Biden continues to run evenly with Donald Trump, with no meaningful post-debate change in vote …

George Clooney writes for the New York Times: I’m a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that. I’m proud of what my party represents and what it stands for. As part of my participation in the democratic process and in support of my chosen candidate, I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party’s history. Barack Obama …

NBC News reports: Russia’s efforts to influence this year’s U.S. election through information warfare have the same aim as in previous elections — to undermine President Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic Party and weaken public confidence in the electoral process, intelligence officials said Tuesday. Russia’s election influence operations, which include covert social media accounts and encrypted direct messaging channels, …