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Democrats rally behind Kamala Harris after Biden drops out; running-mate speculation swirls
Harris issues fundraising call U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has issued a fundraising call after confirming she will run in the fall presidential campaign, following White House leader Joe Biden’s withdrawal. Biden has endorsed Harris, who must still receive the official Democrat nomination. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is […]
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Global leaders react to ‘true friend’ Biden dropping out of U.S. presidential race
US President Joe Biden speaks during an economic summit at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 16, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped his reelection bid and and backed Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee of the Democratic Party, eliciting […]
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Kamala Harris has Biden’s endorsement as Democratic nominee. Here are her next steps
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two to depart on campaign travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 13, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday received President Joe Biden’s endorsement to replace him at the top of the Democratic ticket in […]
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Biden says he is dropping out of presidential race as Democrats prepare to ‘pass the torch’
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a NATO event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the alliance, in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters President Joe Biden said Sunday that he will drop out of the 2024 presidential race, a stunning decision that came after weeks of pressure for the 81-year-old Democrat to […]
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Sen. Joe Manchin calls on Biden to drop out of presidential race
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Independent Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to exit the race against former President Donald Trump. “I came to decision with a heavy heart that I think […]
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Rep. Mark Takano calls on Biden to exit race, pass the torch to Harris
Chairman Mark Takano, of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (D-CA) speaks alongside members of the Congressional Delegation who recently traveled to the Indo-Pacific Region at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images California Rep. Mark Takano on […]
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VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs’ in the race, with Biden campaign in crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris joined a call with major Democratic donors Friday afternoon to discuss what the hosts called “urgent, emerging needs.” The call came as more Democratic lawmakers publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop his bid for reelection. A Biden campaign official told NBC News that the president’s advisers asked Harris to […]
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Six more Democrats urge Biden to drop out, campaign says ‘president’s in this race’
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, at the White House on July 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Six more congressional Democrats, among them a senator, called on President Joe Biden to exit the election contest Friday […]
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Biden won’t drop out, campaign insists in a new memo
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 16, 2024. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden’s campaign insisted Friday that he will remain at the top of the Democratic ticket, insisting in a new memo that Biden still has the support of voters, even […]
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What happens next if Biden drops out of the presidential race
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 20, 2024, on his way to Camp David. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is under siege from within his own party, as more Democrats — in private and in public […]
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