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Kamala Harris is now the likely Democratic presidential nominee just two days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House and threw his support to his vice president. But it’s not just Mr. Biden and other politicians endorsing her run — there’s a long list of celebrities rallying around Harris
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Just before President Biden stepped aside as the Democratic Party’s nominee, a CBS News poll tested a hypothetical match-up between GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris trailed Trump by three points in the vote preferences of likely voters, including leaners (those who didn’t pick them first but leaned toward
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Washington — Speculation has been building about who Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate — a decision she’ll have to make soon as the Democratic National Convention nears. The vice president is looking at a deep bench ahead of the party’s nominating convention in Chicago next month. Many were considered to be potential presidential
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Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Tuesday the creation of a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, adding to the congressional panels that are looking into the shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Jeffries, a New York
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Washington — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced withering criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike in her first testimony about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, with lawmakers furious over her unwillingness to answer questions about the security failures at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Cheatle told members of the House Oversight Committee that
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The Secret Service admitted some security modifications for Trump “were not provided” ahead of the assassination attempt against him last Saturday. On Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged that in some instances when the Secret Service did not provide “specific specialized units or resources,” the agency made “modifications to ensure extra protection” of former President Donald
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President Biden announced he is dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee — upending the 2024 campaign and embarking Democrats on an unprecedented process to replace him less than four months before the election. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve
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President Biden’s unprecedented announcement on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race prompted reactions from both sides of the aisle. Here’s how former President Donald Trump — the 2024 GOP nominee — as well as Republican senators, members of Congress, governors and high-profile party members are reacting to the president’s decision
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Washington — The top of the Democratic ticket is up for grabs after President Biden rocked the political sphere by announcing Sunday he is dropping out of the 2024 race. Shortly after the announcement, Mr. Biden backed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination, while senior members of the Democratic National Committee were holding
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President Biden bows out of 2024 race in historic decision – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden announced Sunday that he is no longer running for reelection in 2024. Nancy Cordes has the latest on the historic decision. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live
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