After withdrawing from the presidential race, Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Wednesday at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted Biden’s endorsement and is building momentum ahead of the DNC in Chicago.
During the campaign, Harris will travel to the solidly Republican state of Indiana, and Donald Trump holds his first public campaign rally since Biden’s exit from the 2024 race.
The same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Gaza.
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Republican leaders warn party members against using openly racist and sexist attacks on vice president Kamala Harrislike her and the former president Donald Trump The campaign is trying to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.
During a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, Richard Hudson, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, urged lawmakers to limit themselves to criticizing Harris for her role in the Biden-Harris administration’s policies.
“This election is about policy, not personalities,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters after the meeting.
“This is not personal about Kamala Harris,” he added, “and her ethnicity or her gender has absolutely nothing to do with this.”
Donald Trump holds his first public campaign rally since becoming president Joe Biden withdrew from a 2024 showdown that both major parties had been preparing for months, allowing the former president to direct his anger at his likely new opponent, the vice president Kamala Harris.
A jubilant crowd of voters in the crucial state welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she opened her public case against former Republican President Donald Trump by declaring that the November election will be “a choice between freedom and chaos.”
Harris arrived in the Milwaukee area after securing support for her nomination from Democratic delegates after President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid on Sunday. It was her first campaign rally since jumping into the race two days ago with Biden’s endorsement.
The event reflected an enthusiasm that has been lacking among Democrats in recent weeks, and Harris was eager to project a sense of unwavering confidence about the November election.
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Just three days after entering the race following the departure of President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris will deliver a speech at the annual convention of the historically black sorority Zeta Phi Beta in Indianapolis.
It’s a moment for Harris, a woman of Black and South Asian descent, to speak to a group already excited about her historic status as the likely Democratic candidate and which her campaign believes can help expand the coalition.
Vice President Kamala Harris visits the solidly Republican state of Indiana later today, but she plans to address a key Democratic base there as her campaign sees advantages among female, black, Hispanic, Asian and younger voters.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office tonight. his decision to drop his Democratic reelection bid in 2024.
The Democratic National Committee has released proposed rules that give candidates until next week to vie for the party’s nomination. But the process will almost certainly end with Vice President Harris to replace President Biden at the top of the party ticket.
Candidates must qualify by the evening of July 30, according to draft rules published on Tuesday.
The party previously announced proposed rules requires candidates to submit electronic signatures of support from at least 300 delegates to the national convention, no more than 50 of whom may come from any one state.
If multiple candidates qualify, that could lead to multiple rounds of voting over multiple days. But if Harris is the only candidate, voting would begin Aug. 1. The party said last week that it would not hold a vote until early next month and that the process would be completed by Aug. 7.
Biden endorsed Harris when he left the race on Sunday, and no other major Democrat has announced plans to challenge her, an AP survey among delegates States across the country showed she had already passed the threshold of support needed to secure the nomination.
Relatives of some of the remaining hostages held a protest rally on the National Mall Tuesday night, demanding that Netanyahu reach a settlement with Hamas and bring home the approximately 120 Israeli hostages still in Gaza.
About 150 people in yellow shirts that read “Seal the Deal NOW!” chanted “Bring Them Home” and listened to testimonies from family members and former hostages. The protesters applauded when Biden’s name was called, but several criticized Netanyahu — known by his nickname “Bibi” — for what they believed was dragging his feet or playing hardball on a proposed ceasefire that would return all the hostages.
“I’m begging Bibi. There’s a deal on the table and you have to accept it,” said Aviva Siegel, 63, who was held captive for 51 days and whose husband, Keith, remains hostage. “I want Bibi to look me in the eye and tell me one thing: Keith is coming home.”