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Election 2024 updates: Harris interviewing top VP contenders Sunday, source says
Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the coming days.
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party's nominee when voting ends on Monday, according to the Democratic National Committee. And Harris is close to naming her running mate.
Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, have spoken to voters across the country this past week as they sharpen their attacks on Harris.
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Harris interviewing top VP contenders today at her residence: Source
Vice President Harris is meeting with top running mate candidates Sunday at her residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., according to a source familiar with the matter.
Harris is meeting with at least three leading contenders -- Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to the source.
The meetings were earlier reported by The New York Times.
-ABC News' Selina Wang
Sen. JD Vance says he wears VP pick criticism as a 'badge of honor'
In a Fox News interview Sunday, Sen. JD Vance responded to criticism of him being picked as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, saying he takes it as a "badge of honor."
"All I can do is go out there and prosecute the case against Kamala Harris to remind people that things were more prosperous and more peaceful when Donald Trump was president," Vance said. "Look, I recognize there are a lot of folks even in the GOP establishment and certainly on the far left who don't like the fact that Donald Trump picked me, I actually take their criticism as a badge of honor."
Vance also hit back at Democrats who’ve called him "weird," calling it "a lot of projection."
"They can call me whatever they want to. The middle school taunts don't bother me," he said. "What offends me is what Kamala Harris has done to this country over three and a half years."
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim, Kelsey Walsh and Hannah Demissie
Harris campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' outreach program
Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign announced Sunday that it would be launching a "Republicans for Harris" program aimed at reaching Republican voters who could be convinced to vote for Harris. The program will include digital advertising, phone banking, events and other initiatives, according to the campaign.
The program -- and Harris herself -- have been endorsed by a number of Republican figures, including former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
"I might not agree with Vice President Kamala Harris on everything, but I know that she will fight for our freedom, protect our democracy, and represent America with honor and dignity on the world stage," Grisham wrote in a statement released by the Harris campaign.
The "Republicans for Harris" program will hold kickoff events starting this week, per the campaign.
-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow, Will McDuffie and Oren Oppenheim