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Election 2024 updates: Harris will be Democratic nominee, DNC says

Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the coming days.

ByIvan Pereira, Alexandra Hutzler, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: August 2, 2024, 11:20 AM 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.

Latest headlines:

Here's how the news is developing.
11:20 AM EDT

Harris' VP search enters final phase: Source

The search for the Democratic vice president candidate now rests in Kamala Harris' hands, a person familiar with the process told ABC News.

The vetting led by former Attorney General Eric Holder and his team at Covington and Burling has concluded and the process turned over to Harris, according to the source.

Harris is expected to announce her pick by Tuesday evening, when the ticket will appear together for a rally in Philadelphia, kicking off a multi-day blitz through the battleground states.

News that the process has now entered this final stage was first reported by the New York Times.

-ABC News' Mary Bruce

Vice President Kamala Harris during the start of her nationwide "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour in Big Bend, WI, Jan. 22, 2024.
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11:07 AM EDT

'I'll let her work that out,' Biden says of Harris' running mate choice

Leaving the White House, President Joe Biden said "yes" when asked if he had spoken to Vice President Kamala Harris about her running mate -- a decision Harris is expected to announce in the coming days.

"I’ll let her work that out," Biden said when asked what qualities Harris should look for in a running mate.

Asked who Harris should select for her running mate, Biden did not respond and laughed.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

9:06 AM EDT

Pete Buttigieg also cancels item on schedule

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offers remarks on the continued flight disruptions affecting Delta Air Lines passengers and DOT's investigation into Delta, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, July 23, 2024, in Washington.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has cancelled an item on his upcoming schedule amid reports he may be in the running to be Kamala Harris' vice president.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro -- also among the VP hopefuls -- canceled fundraisers he had planned for the weekend.

Buttigieg, who has been traversing the Midwest this week in his official capacity, is scheduled to on Friday tour Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo, Indiana. After remarks, the secretary will have a media availability.

"Secretary Buttigieg is here in Kokomo in his official capacity as Transportation Secretary. Federal law prohibits him from speaking about campaigns and elections," his team wrote in email guidance.

He was slated to hold a roundtable discussion afterwards, which his team now says will no longer happen.

"I’m sorry to share that we will no longer be hosting the roadway safety roundtable due to some unforeseen scheduling constraints," the guidance reads.

ABC New's Isabella Murrary

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

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