Aug 02 Harris’ campaign raised massive $310 million in July as she looks to reset the race against Trump By Will Weissert, Associated Press The haul by Harris' campaign, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July. Continue reading
Aug 02 Harris receives enough virtual delegate votes to be presumptive Democratic nominee By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 31 About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with prospect of Harris as nominee, AP-NORC poll shows By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new… Continue reading
Jul 30 We spoke to voters before and after the Harris shake-up. Here’s what we learned By Lisa Desjardins Last month, roughly a century ago in political time, we began talking with readers and voters who were discontented, or unhappy with the choices on the presidential ballot. Following a whirlwind of news, here's where they stand now. Continue reading
Jul 28 In first week of campaigning, Harris raised $200M and signed up 170,000 volunteers By Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said 66 percent of the donations came from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsed Harris. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Harris pledges to defend reproductive rights at campaign event in Massachusetts By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats' likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans' freedoms. Continue reading
Jul 27 ‘Gen Z feels the Kamalove’: Youth-led groups see surge of energy around Harris campaign By Christine Fernando, Associated Press With Biden out of the race, many youth-led progressive organizations are now hoping Harris can overcome his faltering support among Gen Z and harness a new explosion of energy among young voters. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Trump speaks at rally in Minnesota with Vance in effort to swing blue-leaning state By Michelle L. Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100-day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn’t backed a GOP candidate for the White House since 1972. Continue reading
Jul 25 Harris says she’s ‘ready to debate’ Trump, accuses him of backing out of Sept. 10 faceoff By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News was one of two debates that Biden and Trump had agreed on. The first one was hosted by CNN on June 27, but Biden has since dropped out of the race and… Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden finalized his decision to drop out Sunday. His staff knew one minute before the public did By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press It was never Biden’s intention to leave the race: Up until he decided to step aside Sunday, he was all in. Continue reading