Jul 22 After years of breaking barriers, Harris could become the first female president By Chris Megerian, Associated Press She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party's presidential ticket. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 10:38 What to know as Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race and endorses Harris By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López With support from Democrats eroding by the day, President Biden announced he’s dropping out of the 2024 race and endorsing Vice President Harris to be his party’s nominee. Harris later said in a statement, “My intention is to earn and… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 5:19 A look ahead at election laws as the Democratic Party picks a new nominee By John Yang Democratic Party officials will now have to negotiate state election laws, just six weeks from when the first mail-in ballots go out to voters in North Carolina. For more, John Yang speaks with Rick Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law… Continue watching
Jul 21 What political leaders have said about Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid By Associated Press In a stunning social media post Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was pulling out of the race for a second term in the White House. Here’s how other leaders have responded. Continue reading
Jul 21 Here’s what could happen next as Biden drops out and endorses Harris in the 2024 race By Bill Barrow, Associated Press With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. The path ahead is neither easy nor obvious. Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden ends his 2024 reelection bid and endorses Harris as his replacement to lead the ticket By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Democrats pushing for Biden to exit the race are split over who would lead the ticket next By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press As Democrats churn over whether President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening over whether his Vice President Kamala Harris is next in line for the job or if a “mini primary” should be quickly launched to choose a… Continue reading
Jul 20 Biden’s campaign hangs in the balance as his ability to win back skeptical Democrats is tested By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has weighty options before him this weekend that could set the direction of the country and his party as the nation heads toward the November election with an energized GOP after the Republican nominating convention to send Trump back to… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 4:55 Pressure mounts on Biden to step aside as more Democrats ask him to end his campaign By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The pressure is mounting on President Biden to step aside from his campaign. Ten more congressional Democrats called for Biden to exit the race, but his campaign insists he’s staying in and remains committed to staying at the top of… Continue watching
Jul 19 Biden promises to return to campaign trail, pushes party unity as he resists calls to drop out of race By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Late Friday, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown joined a rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week. Continue reading