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Harris' bid for president draws growing support after Biden drops out
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to receive a wide range of support in the day since President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to receive a wide range of support in the day since President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
President Biden ended his reelection bid weeks before the Democratic National Convention, which is set to kick off Aug. 19 in Chicago.
Shortly after the announcement, President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. But other contenders could emerge.
President Biden is the first sitting president to drop out of running for reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 — leaving the race against Donald Trump in turmoil.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
Sen. JD Vance formally accepted the vice-presidential nomination at the third night of the Republican National Convention.
Kai Trump, Donald Trump Jr.'s daughter, and Donald Trump's eldest grandchild, spoke Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.
U.S. intelligence recently detected an Iranian plot against former President Donald Trump, two U.S. officials tell CBS News.
Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance wrote in his memoir that he "couldn't do it without Usha," his wife.
The crowd cheered wildly for former President Donald Trump, whose ear was bandaged Monday after his ear was grazed by a bullet at a rally Saturday.
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
"Today, the Teamsters are here to say we are not beholden to anyone or any party," Teamsters chief Sean O'Brien said.
President Biden has ordered the Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sen. JD Vance has experienced a quick rise to political power, given that he was virtually unknown before 2016.
Former President Trump revealed JD Vance would be his running mate just before he was slated to formally receive the Republican presidential nomination Monday at the Republican convention.