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 26 Watch 6:34 More states restrict transgender youth medical care as GOP galvanizes base around issue By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Joshua Barajas The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a law restricting medical care for transgender youth. That comes after New Hampshire's governor signed a law banning gender transition-related surgeries for minors. Laura Barrón-López looks at the wider political battle over transgender rights as… Continue watching
Jul 26 Read Barack and Michelle Obama's endorsement of Kamala Harris By Kenichi Serino The endorsement was announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago By Ellen Knickmeyer, Michelle L. Price, Stephany Matat, Associated Press At Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, where the two men met face-to-face for the first time in nearly four years, Netanyahu told journalists he wanted to see U.S.-mediated talks succeed for a cease-fire and release of hostages. Continue reading
Jul 26 Harris hopes to turn Biden's economic record into an asset for the election By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Can she turn the Biden-Harris economic record into a political advantage in a way that President Joe Biden failed to do?… Continue reading
Jul 26 Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president, giving crucial support By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The endorsement was announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 10:18 Harris courts key voting blocs as Trump shifts strategy following Biden's exit By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens Vice President Kamala Harris was in Houston Thursday honing her campaign message. Four days into her bid for president, she is starting to see a surge of support and new openness from key voting blocs that could ultimately determine the… Continue watching