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Election 2024 updates: RFK Jr. planning to leave 2024 race by end of week: Sources

RFK Jr. is set to speak on Friday about his campaign.

ByJulia Reinstein and David Brennan
Last Updated: August 22, 2024, 11:24 AM EDT

The Democratic National Convention takes place this week in Chicago, Illinois, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz will be formally nominated for the party's ticket for president and vice president.

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are among the speakers at the event. Mindy Kaling, "Scandal" co-stars Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn, and commentator Ana Navarro will each host one night of the four-day convention, starting the programming with opening remarks and reappearing onstage throughout the night.

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Aug 21, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT

RFK Jr. planning to leave 2024 race: Sources

Robert Kennedy Jr. is planning to drop out of the race by the end of this week, sources familiar with the decision tell ABC News.

Sources say that Kennedy is leaning toward endorsing former President Donald Trump, though the sources cautioned the decision is not yet finalized and could still change. One source added that the hope is, in part, to finalize things quickly in order to try to blunt momentum from the DNC.

Kennedy is set to address the nation on Friday, his campaign said earlier Wednesday.

-ABC News' Aaron Katersky, Will McDuffie, Olivia Rubin, John Santucci and Katherine Faulders

Aug 21, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT

RFK Jr. to address nation Friday about 'path forward'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will "address the nation" live Friday to discuss his "path forward," his press secretary posted on X Wednesday.

The campaign did not immediately offer any more specifics.

-ABC News' Will McDuffie

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exits the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y., Aug., 21, 2024.
Stefan Jeremiah/AP
Aug 20, 2024, 6:07 AM EDT

Harris headed to Milwaukee rally tonight

Democratic candidate for president, Vice President Kamala Harris, is set to speak at a rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday, according to her campaign.

Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' vice presidential running mate, will be in attendance, the campaign confirmed. Also expected at the event are Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, members of the Milwaukee Bucks franchise, including Khris Middleton and President Peter Feigin, and labor leaders.

Harris and Waltz appeared at the DNC in Chicago on Monday night, where Harris surprised delegates by taking the stage early in the night for a brief speech.

Tuesday's rally, which is being held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, is aimed at energizing Wisconsin voters, the campaign said.

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

Aug 19, 2024, 8:39 PM EDT

Iran denies involvement in attempts to hack Trump, Biden campaigns

Iran is denying reports it was involved in attempts to hack the presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, the latter of which while he was still in the race.

In a statement, the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, said that reports of attempted hacking, which came from Google and Microsoft, are "unsubstantiated."

President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, July 14, 2024.
Susan Walsh/AP

"Such allegations are unsubstantiated and devoid of any standing. As we have previously announced, the Islamic Republic of Iran harbors neither the intention nor the motive to interfere with the U.S. presidential election," the statement read. "Should the U.S. government genuinely believe in the validity of its claims, it should furnish us with the pertinent evidence—if any—to which we will respond accordingly."

-ABC News' Pierre Thomas