Aug 01, 2024, 7:40 PM EDT
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Harris' VP vetting team: Sources
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Harris' vice presidential vetting team, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Election 2024 updates: Harris interviewing top VP contenders Sunday, source says
Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the coming days.
Last Updated: August 4, 2024, 2:58 PM EDT
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party's nominee when voting ends on Monday, according to the Democratic National Committee. And Harris is just days away from naming her running mate.
Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, have spoken to voters across the country this past week as they sharpen their attacks on Harris.
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Here's how the news is developing.
Aug 01, 2024, 7:33 PM EDT
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with Harris' VP vetting team: Sources
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with Harris' vice presidential vetting team, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Aug 01, 2024, 3:13 PM EDT
Gov. Shapiro cancels weekend fundraisers amid VP speculation
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro -- who is reported to have met with Harris' vetting team as he remains on the shortlist of her vice presidential options -- has canceled the fundraisers he had planned in the Hamptons this weekend, ABC News has confirmed.
It's unclear now what his weekend schedule entails.
"The Governor's trip was planned several weeks ago and included several fundraisers for his own campaign committee. His schedule has changed and he is no longer traveling to the Hamptons this weekend," Shapiro Spokesman Manuel Bonder told ABC News.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray and Oren Oppenheim
Aug 01, 2024, 12:58 PM EDT
Harris' vetting team met with VP hopefuls Shapiro, Kelly
Harris' vetting team met with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly -- two vice presidential hopefuls, according to sources familiar. The vetting team has met with other candidates as well, the sources added.
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As meetings continue, the pool of vice presidential candidates has narrowed from a dozen, sources said.
Harris only has days to make a decision on her running mate. This process that normally takes months has been truncated and her team is doing it in weeks.
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Harris is set to begin a tour of battleground states with her running mate on Tuesday.
-ABC News' Selina Wang, Will McDuffie and Katherine Faulders
