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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 23, 2024, 9:37 AM EDT

Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly said to be leading VP candidates for Harris

While the vetting process is just getting started, a senior administration official told ABC News' Martha Raddatz that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly are the leading candidates to be Harris' running mate.

The two men come from key 2024 battleground states, and have experience trouncing Trump-endorsed candidates.

Shapiro, 51, was Pennsylvania's attorney general before being elected governor in 2022 after defeating Republican Doug Mastriano.

Kelly, a 60-year-old former astronaut and Navy captain who is married to former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, won his Senate seat in 2022. He defeated Republican challenger Blake Masters.

Jul 23, 2024, 9:20 AM EDT

George Clooney endorses Harris in statement to CNN

Actor and Democratic megadonor George Clooney, whose op-ed in the New York Times calling on Biden to step aside ignited a political firestorm, told CNN he is committed to supporting Vice President Harris.

"President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He's saving democracy once again. We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest," he said in a statement first provided to the network.

Jul 23, 2024, 5:01 AM EDT

Harris to hold first campaign rally in Milwaukee

Vice President Kamala Harris will on Tuesday hold her first presidential campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to her campaign.

The Harris campaign signaled in a memo that the vice president would take on former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, on abortion and Project 2025.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event honoring National Collegiate Athletic Association championship teams on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024.
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The campaign said Harris "is prepared to prosecute the case against Donald Trump -- and there’s no better place to drive this contrast than Milwaukee, Wisconsin."

The rally comes days after Republicans held their nominating convention in Milwaukee, and weeks before the Democrats hold their convention in Chicago.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, boards Trump Force Two at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, after a campaign rally Monday, July 22, 2024, in Roanoke, Va.
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"Vice President Harris’s visit will highlight the choice facing Wisconsinites: between Donald Trump, the convicted felon who would drag this country backwards, and her brighter vision for the future, where our freedoms are protected and every American has a fair shot," the campaign said in the memo.

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

Jul 23, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT

Harris raises $100 million, campaign says

Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $100 million since entering the race for president on Sunday, according to her campaign.

The massive haul was raised between Sunday afternoon --when President Joe Biden announced he would step down from the ticket—and Monday evening, the Harris campaign said. The Democratic National Committee and its joint fundraising committees raised the money, the campaign said.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., Monday, July 22, 2024.
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About 58,000 people also signed up to volunteer for the vice president's campaign, a figure that is more than 100 times its average daily signup rate, according to the campaign.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie