This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. It’s hard to believe it’s been only five days since President Joe Biden announced he was dropping his reelection bid and “passing the torch” to Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s even harder to believe how well these five days have gone for … Read more
WASHINGTON ― In one of the most stunning weeks in American politics, President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. The change leaves Harris with less than four months to prove to voters that she’s the best person to lead the country ― … Read more
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential run Friday, the latest in a string of high-profile politicians to throw their weight behind the clear front-runner for the Democratic Party nomination. In a video statement, both the former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, gave their support to Harris and committed to doing … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Vice President Kamala Harris, suddenly also the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Thursday quietly became the White House’s public face on the Israel-Hamas war. While Harris and President Joe Biden both had meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was Harris, not Biden, who gave a detailed debriefing. “I’ve said it many … Read more
The Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday over the transfer of funds to Vice President Kamala Harris’ new presidential bid. President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign quickly transferred its organizing might to Harris after his announcement Sunday that he would not seek as second term after all amid concerns about … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he will not, in fact, be giving $45 million a month to a pro-Trump super PAC, a major hit to the former president’s campaign coffers. The Wall Street Journal first reported earlier his month that Musk planned to commit the mammoth monthly figure to see former President Donald Trump reinstalled … Read more
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Hillary Clinton said she believes in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to win against Donald Trump, her former political opponent whom she lost the presidential election to in 2016. “[Harris] is talented, experienced and ready to be president. And I know she can defeat Donald Trump,” she … Read more
Actor and longtime Democratic fundraiser George Clooney has reportedly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, with his support coming nearly two weeks after his op-ed calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign. “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so … Read more
Reproductive rights organizations have been quick to come out in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would drop out of the presidential race and endorse Harris instead. Harris could be an even stronger proponent for reproductive health care than … Read more
President Joe Biden said he believed he’d made the right decision ending his reelection bid in a call with campaign workers on Monday, saying the mission “hasn’t changed at all” now that he had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee. “I want people to remember that what we have … Read more
