Election 2024 updates: Michelle Obama to speak at DNC this week

The DNC will take place at Chicago's United Center from Monday through Thursday.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, David Brennan, and Julia Reinstein
Last Updated: August 18, 2024, 10:03 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled her economic platform, her first major policy rollout since becoming the Democratic nominee.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday held a press conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he said he's "entitled" to insult his Democratic opponent because he doesn't respect her and attacked her record on the economy.

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Aug 13, 2024, 1:40 PM EDT

Biden says he would attend Trump's inauguration if he were elected

President Joe Biden speaks as he welcomes the Texas Rangers to celebrate their 2023 World Series championship in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 8, 2024.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday, as he was departing the White House, said he would go to Trump's inauguration in January if he were to win this year's election.

"I have good manners, not like him," Biden told reporters after being asked if he'd attend. Trump did not attend Biden's inauguration in 2021.

Biden also defended his calling Trump "a genuine danger to American security," a comment he made during his CBS News interview over the weekend. Asked whether that contradicted his calls to cool heated political rhetoric, Biden shot back: "That's just a statement. That's a factual statement."

-Fritz Farrow

Aug 13, 2024, 12:05 PM EDT

Judge's ruling means independent Cornel West can appear on North Carolina ballot

Independent presidential candidate Cornel West will be allowed on the general election ballot in North Carolina following a judge's ruling that reversed a decision that would have kept him off the ballot in the battleground state.

In a ruling on Monday, U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify Justice for All North Carolina as a political party in the state. That party, started by West's campaign, is nominating him as its candidate in North Carolina and some other states. The board had previously voted to deny certifying the party over concerns about how signatures were gathered for its petition to become a certified party.

Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks, Oct. 22, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass.
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Justice for All North Carolina called the decision a "monumental day for our party" but West's campaign still faces headwinds. The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that West's campaign received "illegal In-Kind Contributions" from firms it used to collect signatures for ballot access petitions in Arizona and North Carolina -- allegations West has pushed back on.

"We've always said we're going to ensure the third party candidates are playing by the rules, and it's clear his campaign isn't playing by the rules," DNC spokesperson Matt Corridoni told ABC News after the complaint was filed.

-Oren Oppenheim

Aug 13, 2024, 10:54 AM EDT

Walz to make his 1st solo campaign appearance

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday will embark on his first solo Harris-Walz campaign event as Harris' running mate with a stop in Los Angeles for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) international convention.

Walz is set to speak at 3:35 p.m. ET.

Walz emerged as a popular candidate among labor unions during Harris' search for a vice president pick, sources said. AFSCME represents 1.4 million public service members, and the union's president, Lee Saunders, previously released a statement endorsing Harris for president.

Aug 13, 2024, 9:43 AM EDT

Harris to roll out economic plan on Friday

PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Aug. 10, 2024.
Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Aug. 10, 2024.
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Harris will outline her economic policy in a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, her campaign announced, making it her first major policy rollout since jumping into the race.

Harris' speech will detail her plan to "lower costs for middle-class families and take on corporate price-gouging," a campaign official said.

The vice president has heavily focused her stump speech on the economy while on the campaign trail in recent weeks, saying over the weekend she would look to eliminate taxes on tips earned by service workers -- a proposal Trump announced earlier this summer.

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