Politics

InVice President Kamala Harris‘ first remarks sincePresident Biden dropped out of the 2024 raceandendorsed her for the Democratic nomination, she said she is “deeply, deeply grateful” to Mr. Biden for his “service to our nation.” “I am a firsthand witness that every day, our president Joe Biden fights for the people, and we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service …

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 bepotential presidential candidates this year if President …

President Joe Biden on Sunday became the first presumptive nominee to give up the nomination at this point in the process, weeks before the convention and months after he had won enough delegates to clinch the nomination. His presidency began on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, where days before insurrectionists overran the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021. “We …

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raked in $81 million in the 24 hours after President Biden ended his bid for reelection and Harris announced she would be seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign said Monday. The eye-popping haul includes money raised across Harris’ campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees, and underscores the vice …

Washington — President Biden’s announcement Sunday to end his 2024 reelection bid caps a chaotic few weeks in which he faced calls from more than three dozen elected Democrats to exit the presidential race due to concerns about his fitness for a second term. Mr. Biden has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, and key Democrats are lining …

Former President Donald Trump told CBS News in a phone conversation on Sunday night that while he won’t face President Biden on the ballot in November, the former president doesn’t think it changes the race if he instead faces Vice President Kamala Harris, who Mr. Biden has backed for the nomination. “I think she is no better than him,” Trump …

Leading Democrats are voicing their support for Vice President Kamala Harrisas their party seeks a nominee to replace President Biden in the 2024 race, now that he has taken himself out of the running. Mr. Biden endorsed Harris after announcing his decision to drop out, but he cannot personally appoint a Democratic nominee to fill his spot in the presidential …

West Palm Beach, Florida — Former President Donald Trump Friday night celebrated his 78th birthday in a packed Palm Beach Convention Center filled with supporters — including Republican Sen. Marco Rubio — while he continued his familiar attack lines on President Biden regarding immigration and foreign policy. “Under my leadership, we had no wars,” Trump declared. “Instead of a globalist …

Washington — The Justice Department said Friday that it will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas for audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Carlos Uriarte, assistant attorney general, told House Speaker Mike Johnson in a letter that it is the Justice …

Pope Francis, the first pope to attend a G7 summit, urged the leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies Friday to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks turning human relations into mere algorithms. Francis was invited by Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, the host of the summit, to address a special session …