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Election 2024 updates: Beshear says Vance 'ain't from Appalachia' at Harris event

Former President Barack Obama has also endorsed Vice President Harris.

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Last Updated: July 28, 2024, 2:16 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up what has been a whirlwind week in the presidential race with her campaign saying Sunday it has raised more than $200 million in less than a week.

On Thursday night, Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and took the lead in addressing the public about their discussions.

Harris has secured commitments from enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee if they all honor their commitment when voting, according to ABC News reporting.

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Jul 21, 2024, 6:28 PM EDT

RFK Jr. blasts Harris as a 'war hawk'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blasted Harris in a press conference on Sunday, criticizing her on everything from foreign policy to civil rights and her work as district attorney in California.

"I think, you know, Kamala Harris is the party of war. She is a war hawk -- you know, the Democratic Party was always the peace party. Kamala Harris is a war hawk on Ukraine. She's a war hawk on China," he said.

Kennedy also accused Harris of having "one of the worst civil rights record of any public official," calling her complicit in the "school-to-prison pipeline."

-ABC News' Will McDuffie

Jul 21, 2024, 6:02 PM EDT

What pushed Biden to drop out of 2024 race?

President Joe Biden had been facing growing pressure from his own party to step aside from the 2024 race, despite his repeated assurances that he plans to stay in the race.

Pressure had mounted after his disastrous June debate with former President Donald Trump which left many within the Democratic Party questioning if he could win his reelection campaign. Before he made his announcement, at least 40 congressional lawmakers had publicly called on Biden to step aside.

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden hold hands at the Democratic National Committee 2023 Winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 3, 2023.
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Biden's decision Sunday -- which came as he recovers from COVID-19 -- took members of his staff by surprise, despite his repeated assurances doing little to decrease public pressure for him to step down.

Jul 21, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT

Biden spoke with Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer: Sources

President Joe Biden had conversations with the two top congressional Democrats Sunday as he ended his 2024 presidential campaign, sources told ABC News.

President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks at a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, July 11, 2024.
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Biden spoke with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, sources said.

Jul 21, 2024, 5:56 PM EDT

'It is an honor to serve under Biden,' Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas says

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas weighed in on Biden's decision to end his bid for reelection Sunday.

"Today and everyday, it is an honor to serve under POTUS Biden’s leadership," Mayorkas said in a statement on X.

Mayorkas said he's "extraordinarily proud" of the work the Department of Homeland Security has done to "secure our shores, skies, borders, and cyberspace; safeguard the American people from threats old and new; and advance our vital homeland security mission under the President’s leadership."

Looking to the future of Biden's tenure as president, Mayorkas said, "We will continue to use every minute of this administration to deliver for the American people."