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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, 8:13 PM EDT

Biden, family feeling 'sense of relief,' source says

In conversations with people in and close to the Biden family on Sunday night, one word keeps reemerging: relief.

"For the people who love Joe, who are closest to Joe … there is a sense of relief," a person close to the family told ABC News.

The news cycle of the past few weeks has clearly taken a toll on those in the president's orbit. Watching allies turn on him and the news media scrutinize his every move has been a "painful" experience for Biden, sources said.

Before making his announcement on Sunday morning, the president told his brother, James Biden, and sister, Valerie Biden Owens, that he planned to step out of the race and endorse Kamala Harris, another source said.

Biden's two siblings -- who have been by his side since his first campaign more than 50 years ago -- did not try to persuade him to stick it out, the source added.

-ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman

Jul 21, 2024, 7:57 PM EDT

Democrats raise $27.5 million following Biden exit, Harris endorsement

ActBlue, the small-dollar donor fundraising platform the Biden-Harris campaign uses, said it has raised more than $27.5 million in the first five hours since President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim

Jul 21, 2024, 7:51 PM EDT

Harris already working the phones on presidential campaign: Source

Vice President Kamala Harris has already hit the ground running on her presidential campaign, working the phones to shore up support and fundraising off the announcement, a source told ABC News.

The source says there are currently no changes to her expected travel plans for the coming week, which were determined prior to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.

She's expected to travel to Milwaukee on Tuesday, July 23, to deliver remarks at a political event.

On Wednesday, she's expected to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, to deliver remarks at the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.’s Grand Boulé.

-ABC News' Selina Wang

Jul 21, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown his support behind Harris

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris for Democratic nominee for president.

"Tough. Fearless. Tenacious," Newsom wrote in a post on X about the former California senator and attorney general.

"With our democracy at stake and our future on the line, no one is better to prosecute the case against Donald Trump's dark vision and guide our country in a healthier direction than America’s Vice President, @KamalaHarris," he added.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow