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Election 2024 updates: Gov. Andy Beshear says JD Vance 'ain't from Appalachia' while campaigning for Harris

Former President Barack Obama has also endorsed Vice President Harris.

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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Pro-Trump super PAC spent $30 million on ads attacking Biden

Pro-Trump super PAC spent $30 million on ads attacking Biden

Pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again spent $30 million on ads attacking President Joe Biden this election cycle, Federal Election Commission records show.

The super PAC has also spent $18 million supporting former President Donald Trump.

It's unclear how much the Trump campaign, which is a separate entity from the super PAC, spent on ads specifically attacking Biden, as the campaign doesn't disclose that information.

The Trump campaign has sparingly placed television ads since the primary season.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibassa and Kelsey Walsh


Democratic strategist Brazile says Manchin reached out to 'inquire' after Biden dropped out of race

Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile told ABC News' David Muir on Sunday night that Joe Manchin, the independent senator from West Virginia, had reached out to "inquire about the news" of President Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race.

Two sources told ABC News earlier Sunday that Manchin was considering reregistering as a Democrat to run against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination.

In the interview, Brazile also said the DNC is committed to the virtual roll call that would wrap up by Aug. 7 -- more than a week before the convention starts.

-ABC News' Rick Klein


Biden, family feeling 'sense of relief,' source says

In conversations with people in and close to the Biden family on Sunday night, one word keeps reemerging: relief.

"For the people who love Joe, who are closest to Joe … there is a sense of relief," a person close to the family told ABC News.

The news cycle of the past few weeks has clearly taken a toll on those in the president's orbit. Watching allies turn on him and the news media scrutinize his every move has been a "painful" experience for Biden, sources said.

Before making his announcement on Sunday morning, the president told his brother, James Biden, and sister, Valerie Biden Owens, that he planned to step out of the race and endorse Kamala Harris, another source said.

Biden's two siblings -- who have been by his side since his first campaign more than 50 years ago -- did not try to persuade him to stick it out, the source added.

-ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman


Democrats raise $27.5 million following Biden exit, Harris endorsement

ActBlue, the small-dollar donor fundraising platform the Biden-Harris campaign uses, said it has raised more than $27.5 million in the first five hours since President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim