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Election 2024 updates: House GOP leaders want focus on Harris' record, not race

Harris is set to speak at a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority event in Indianapolis today.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Julia Reinstein, Lauren Peller, Nadine El-Bawab, Leah Sarnoff, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: July 21, 2024, 4:06 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing ahead with campaigning for president days after President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.

With enough delegates secured to become the presumptive Democratic nominee, Harris held her first presidential campaign rally on Tuesday with another campaign event slated for Wednesday. She's set to deliver a keynote speech at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.'s Grand Boulé in Indianapolis on Wednesday -- a significant moment given that Harris is an HBCU graduate.

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Jul 21, 2024, 4:06 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris says she intends to seek nomination for president

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced she intends to run for president in 2024, hours after President Joe Biden said he will be dropping out of the race.

"I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination," Harris said in a statement Sunday.

PHOTO: DC: Inauguration Day
Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during the Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington
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"We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win," Harris said

Jul 21, 2024, 4:13 PM EDT

Planned Parenthood, pro-abortion rights groups cheer on Harris

Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion rights groups are cheering on Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she will "fight like hell" for abortion rights. Harris has led the charge under Biden's presidency with abortion rights, a major issue in the 2024 election.

"As we have navigated this public health crisis, Vice President Harris has kept the needs and experiences of patients and providers front and center. She’s the first Vice President to visit a Planned Parenthood health center -- and we know that she will continue to fight like hell to rebuild a fundamental right that was stripped away," Planned Parenthood said in a statement Sunday.

"President Biden and Vice President Harris’ record when it comes to protecting our reproductive freedoms and abortion access is unquestionable -- these last two years, they have been the strongest, steadiest voice in the post-Dobbs storm," Planned Parenthood said.

Jul 21, 2024, 4:10 PM EDT

Biden told senior team one minute before announcement

President Joe Biden told his senior team that he had changed his mind about staying in the race one minute before going public, a source told ABC News.

Biden told his team at 1:45 pm on Sunday, and posted his announcement to the public at 1:46 pm, the source said.

As recently as Saturday night, according to the source, Biden’s message had still been “full speed ahead.”

-ABC News' Selina Wang

Jul 21, 2024, 4:08 PM EDT

Amy Klobuchar backs Kamala Harris

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., told ABC News she is backing Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.

"I worked with her in the Senate for years and we became closer friends even when we ran against each other," Klobuchar said.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, speaks before President Joe Biden at the Earth Rider Brewery, Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wis.
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Klobuchar said President Joe Biden chose "the honorable path" by dropping out.

"President Biden has served with integrity and delivered results that will strengthen our country for generations to come. He passed historic legislation investing in our infrastructure, manufacturing and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. I am deeply grateful for his service, dedication, and commitment to our country and our democracy," Klobuchar said.

-ABC News' Selina Wang