Jul 23 Poll: Who should be Harris' VP? Here's what Democratic voters say By Laura Santhanam As Harris surpasses the number of pledged delegates she’ll need to secure the Democratic nomination, attention has also turned to her running mate. Here's what the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll says about some of the contenders. Continue reading
Jul 23 New Jersey Sen. Menendez will resign in August following bribery conviction By Michael Catalini, Associated Press U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government. Continue reading
Jul 23 'When we vote, we make history': Black female leaders rally around Kamala Harris By Holly Ramer, Associated Press The #WinWithBlackWomen network says more than 40,000 Black women joined a Zoom call Sunday night hours after Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Harris. Continue reading
Jul 23 What to know about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Ashraf Khalil, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press At stake in the visit are hopes for progress in U.S.-led efforts to mediate an end to the nine-month Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jul 23 Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign China-sponsored declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza By Jack Jeffrey, Tia Goldenberg, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The declaration comes at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas weigh a cease-fire proposal. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden, now a lame-duck president, is determined to accomplish goals in his term's last six months By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken reminded senior State Department officials that Biden still has "one-eighth" of his term left. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden will address nation Wednesday on decision to drop his 2024 reelection bid By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Delaware home after being diagnosed last week with COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel's Netanyahu makes first U.S. visit since Oct. 7 attack By News Desk and Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington this week. Continue reading
Jul 23 Despite steady calls on Biden to drop out, he refused to leave the race until the wheels fell off By Calvin Woodward, Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Publicly, Biden never wavered from his vow to continue his candidacy — up until the day he ended it. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Harris attends first rally since becoming candidate, says election is 'choice between freedom and chaos' By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press In her first rally since locking up the presidential nomination, she said Tuesday that in the November election against Trump, "it's a choice between freedom and chaos."… Continue reading