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Global leaders react to Biden's historic decision to drop his re-election bid
President Joe Biden’s announcement that he was ending his presidential campaign drew kind words from America’s friends abroad.
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle: 'We Failed'
Cheatle said she took "full responsibility" for the security lapse that led to an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
The Democrats who have already endorsed Kamala Harris – at a glance
Vice-president has support from key figures, including Biden, but there are notable absentees from the list
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President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. What's next?
Biden's decision to leave the race came with an endorsement: Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images featured in streaming series
Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president's son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit was filed. It wasn't clear why the lawsuit was dropped, and Biden's attorney didn't immediately respond to a Monday email seeking comment. The lawsuit involved images shown in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on
1 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Nashville-area GOP House race and Senate primaries top Tennessee's primary ballot
A first-term Tennessee congressman backed by former President Donald Trump will face a Republican challenger who calls the lawmaker ineffective, a contest that is among the top races in the state's August primary election. The primary will also cement who will be the Democratic contender in the fall matchup for the seat that Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is running to keep. The U.S. Senate contest will top the ballot, with contested Republican and Democratic races.
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Secret Service director says Trump's assassination attempt was biggest agency 'failure' in decades
The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the Secret Service's “most significant operational failure” in decades, Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday as calls mounted for her to resign. In the first congressional hearing over the shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, Cheatle said she took “fully responsibility” for the security lapses, and she vowed to “move heaven and earth” to make sure there's no repeat of it. “I accept respo
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What's next for Democrats with Biden out and C.J. Nickolas eyes taekwondo gold: Morning Rundown
President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.
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'The floodgates will open': Democratic donors energized by Kamala Harris' run
Hours after Joe Biden stepped aside in the 2024 presidential campaign and backed Kamala Harris, large and small donors began digging back into their pockets.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
2024 Election Latest: Harris vows to ‘earn and win’ party nomination after Biden drops out
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights, suddenly the leading candidate to succeed Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and her party’s main hope of defeating Trump. China’s foreign ministry on Monday said it had no comment on Biden’s exit from the presidential race, citing that “the presidential elections are the U.S.′ own affairs.” The official Xinhua news agency, however, opined that it “once again exposed the ugly
8 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Inside the Weekend When Biden Decided to Withdraw
WASHINGTON — “I need you and Mike at the house,” President Joe Biden said late Saturday afternoon. Biden was on the phone from his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with Steve Ricchetti, a counselor to the president and one of his closest advisers. He was referring to Mike Donilon, his chief strategist and longtime speechwriter. Soon, both men were in Rehoboth Beach, socially distanced from the president, who was recovering from COVID. From that afternoon and far into the night, the thr
10 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Why Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris
Many of the marquee names in Democratic politics began quickly lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, but one towering presence in the party held back: Barack Obama. The former president has not yet endorsed Harris; in fact, he did not mention her once in an affectionate — if tautly written — tribute to President Joe Biden that was posted on Medium shortly after Biden decided to bow out Sunday. “Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dea
2 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
How Undecided Voters Are Responding to Biden Dropping Out
For many undecided voters, President Joe Biden’s decision to leave the race opened a new world of possibilities. Some felt liberated by their nagging concerns that Biden had grown too old for the job. Some were holding out hope for specific candidates to replace him. Some were looking forward to hearing how Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Biden endorsed Sunday, would make her case to the American people. “I’m curious to see what she comes up with,” said Jon Ward, 55, a police officer from San
4 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Some Biden allies are publicly upset and furious after he was pushed out of the race
Not all Democrats are rallying around a message of unity after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
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Meet Kamala Harris, America's vice president, who was endorsed by Joe Biden after he dropped his reelection bid
After dropping out of the 2024 race, Joe Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee.
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Senator Manchin says he will not run for president in 2024
U.S. Senator Manchin Joe Manchin on Monday ruled out running for president against potential Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who was endorsed by President Joe Biden when he left the race. Manchin said he favored the idea of a "mini-primary" process before a candidate to replace Biden was chosen. Asked if he thought Harris was too liberal, Manchin said, "Absolutely."
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As Biden dug in on continuing his campaign, Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on former President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election, worried Democrats could lose the House or Senate.
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Biden drops out and endorses Harris: 5 things to look for this week
President Biden's announcement Sunday that he was dropping his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris answered the big question that had been swirling around his candidacy. But it triggered a slew of new ones.
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The Secret Service is being held to an impossible standard, says a former royal bodyguard
Simon Morgan, a security expert who worked for the royal family, has defended Donald Trump's Secret Service agents following the shooting last week.
4 min read - USLA Times
Rep. Ken Calvert has secured millions for his Riverside County district. Do his own properties benefit?
Since Congress brought back the legislative process known as earmarking in 2022, few lawmakers have been as successful at securing funds for their district as Rep. Ken Calvert.
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All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
After Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, a host of Democrats also threw their support behind the VP to replace him.
15 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Inside the Democratic Reboot: Joy, Hope and Fear
Biden’s withdrawal lifted the pall over the party, but Kamala Harris doesn't have much time to turn the conversation to Trump’s conduct rather than her own.
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Some Trump supporters seem really mad that Biden is no longer running
Trump and his supporters are slamming Biden after he quit the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, calling it a "coup" and demanding refunds.
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Inside Biden's historic decision to drop out of the 2024 race
The inside story of how Biden made the decision to drop his presidential bid.
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China finally agrees with Trump on something — they both think Kamala Harris can't win
Despite polling on par so far with Biden, Harris is relatively unknown in China, where people see Trump winning as a foregone conclusion.
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JD Vance makes solo debut as GOP vice presidential nominee with Monday rallies in Ohio and Virginia
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will make his first solo appearances on the campaign trail Monday, a day after the 2024 presidential race was thrown into upheaval as President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, leaving the Democratic candidate an open question. Vance, an Ohio senator, is scheduled to hold a rally in his hometown of Middletown on Monday afternoon, followed by a second rally Monday evening in Radford, Virginia, fresh off his rally debut with Donald Trump over the we
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race
President Joe Biden’s abrupt decision to bow out of the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate against former President Donald Trump caused a political earthquake on Sunday. It also changes the contours of a presidential race — which most voters said they did not want to see — that has seemed rigidly set for more than a year. Since Biden's disastrous debate in June, the Democratic party has been in disarray.
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Harris looks to lock up the Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering the 2024 race
Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Biden's exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries over his fitness for office, was a seismic shift to the presidential contest that upended both major political parties' carefully honed plans for the 2024 race. Aiming to put weeks of intraparty
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Harris gets a chance to press reset on the 2024 race against Trump
For the past year, the presidential campaign seemed destined to be a monotonous slog featuring two candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who voters didn’t really want. Biden’s decision to drop out of the race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor resets the campaign with a swiftness that is unparalleled in modern American politics. Once a contest between two older white men, the election will likely force Trump to contend with the much younger H
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Elon Musk asked OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla to support Trump. Khosla said he doesn't 'accept depravity'.
Vinod Khosla on Sunday urged Democrats to select a moderate candidate against Trump after Biden exits, leading to a heated exchange with Elon Musk.
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Kamala Harris starts in driver's seat as Biden's 2024 replacement — but it's no guarantee
Joe Biden can't just sign over his delegates to Kamala Harris after dropping out and endorsing her. Still, she has a big head start on the process.
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The Democrats who could be Kamala Harris' running mate — or challenge her for the nomination
After President Joe Biden announced that he’d end his re-election campaign, attention immediately turned to who will replace him on the ticket.
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Fundraising following Biden's dropout announcement just scorched Trump's after the former president's conviction
Democrats raised $53 million in less than half a day, surpassing the $52.8 million Donald Trump's campaign raised 24 hours after his conviction.
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Trump world has been preparing to run against Kamala Harris for weeks
Donald Trump’s political team has been preparing to run against Vice President Kamala Harris for weeks, something it got one step closer to Sunday after President Joe Biden said he is dropping out of the race.
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Biden passes the torch: From the Politics Desk
Joe Biden decision to drop out of the presidential race and endorse Kamala Harris has upended the 2024 election against Donald Trump.
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Kamala Harris won't save Democrats unless the party unites behind her, says historian who correctly predicted 9 of the last 10 elections
Professor Allan Lichtman said President Joe Biden was Democrats' best shot for the White House but Kamala Harris still has a chance at the presidency.
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House less than four months before Election Day.
12 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Homeland Security secretary names independent panel to review Trump assassination attempt
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed a bipartisan, independent panel to review this month's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, officials said Sunday. The panel members will have “extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review of the planning for and actions taken by the U.S. Secret Service and state and local authorities before, during, and after the rally, and the U.S. Secret Service governing policies
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges
Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe. During a five-decade career in politics, Biden developed extensive personal relationships with multiple foreign leaders that none of the potential replacements on the Democratic ticket can match. With Vice President Kamala Harris being eyed as a potent
7 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Biden drops out and the money comes rolling in
President Joe Biden's withdrawal and endorsement of VP Kamala Harris drew in at least $46.7 million in donations to ActBlue in about 12 hours.
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No, Biden doesn’t need to ‘release’ his delegates as he withdraws from the race
Now that Biden is no longer seeking the Democratic Party's nomination, one thing hasn't changed: delegates remain free to vote for whoever they want to be their nominee.
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Kamala Harris is officially running for president. Will any Democrats challenge her?
Potential Democratic challengers to Vice President Kamala Harris were quiet about their plans after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election.
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Kamala Harris is now in a bright spotlight as she fights to secure the Democratic presidential nod
Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights, suddenly the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and her party's main hope of defeating Republican Donald Trump. About two hours after the surprise Sunday announcement from Biden, Harris released her own statement, making it clear she knew the nomination would not just be handed to her. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my in
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With Biden Out, Democrats Lose Advantage Of Incumbency
Running for president while being president normally is usually a big plus, but it wasn’t enough for Biden, and Democrats now lose that.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden's decision to drop out leaves Democrats across the country relieved and looking toward future
After weeks of uncertainty about who would be at the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket in November, many voters expressed relief over the news that President Joe Biden would drop his reelection bid and began to think about who might replace him in a dramatically altered election landscape. Jerod Keene, a 40-year-old athletic trainer from swing-state Arizona, had planned to vote for Biden in November but was thankful for the president’s decision, calling it “inevitable.” Keene said he’s exci
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Shocked, disappointed, energized: Voters face a new political landscape as Biden drops out
Voters across the U.S. said they were stunned, disappointed, energized and determined after President Joe Biden announced Sunday he will drop his re-election campaign.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Trump's campaign quickly pivots to Harris after Biden announces decision to leave the race
Donald Trump's campaign has spent the last year-and-a-half viciously attacking Joe Biden, ridiculing his policies, mocking his fumbles and relishing a rematch they felt they were winning. Biden soon after endorsed Harris, who was quickly winning support from Democrats to be the party’s nominee. “Rest assured, we are 100% ready," Trump pollster and senior adviser Tony Fabrizio said at last week’s Republican National Convention.
7 min read - PoliticsLA Times
Gov. Newsom endorses Kamala Harris for president, in show of California unity after Biden drops out
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, hours after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.
1 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
How business leaders and billionaires are responding to Biden dropping out of the presidential race
Figures including Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, and Reed Hastings gave their verdicts on Joe Biden's decision not to seek a second term in the White House.
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Donald Trump is now the oldest party nominee for president in US history
Joe Biden's age was his biggest liability — now Democrats can flip the script on arguments that Biden was too old to lead and apply them to Trump.
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