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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 21, 2024, 3:21 PM 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.

Latest headlines:

Here's how the news is developing.
3:21 PM EDT

Bulletproof glass shields Trump at North Carolina rally

Former President Donald Trump spoke behind bulletproof glass at his rally in North Carolina on Wednesday as new security measures are being put in place after the assassination attempt against the former president.

Trump was surrounded by the glass barriers as he addressed supporters in Asheboro. The event marked his first outdoor rally since the shooting on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, during which Trump and two others were injured and one person was killed.

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump gestures from a bulletproof glass housing during a campaign rally, at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, Aug. 21, 2024.
Jonathan Drake/Reuters

-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler

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

2:14 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