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A shortlist of Democrats who could be a vice presidential pick for Harris

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Karl de Vries and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — With President Joe Biden’s support unleashing a flood of endorsements from many prominent Democrats across the country, Kamala Harris has emerged as the favorite to take his place as the party’s nominee for president. Harris immediately received the endorsements of many Democratic party leaders

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Takeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at

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Takeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at

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Jeffries and Schumer set to endorse Harris soon as Pelosi throws her support behind the vice president

By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the top two Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, will soon endorse Kamala Harris in her presidential bid, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. Jeffries told reporters Monday that he is “looking forward” to sitting down with

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Takeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt

By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at Trump’s

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Harris picks up enough delegate support to win nomination on first full day of her campaign

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — After potential rivals, lawmakers, governors and influential labor and advocacy groups all lined up behind Vice President Kamala Harris, a wave of endorsements from state delegations Monday evening pushed her over the threshold needed to secure the Democratic nomination. She’s been backed by well more than the 1,976 pledged delegates

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‘This is transformative’: Early elation expressed by some Democratic donors at Harris’ potential ascension

By Fredreka Schouten, Pamela Brown and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — Alan Kessler, a Philadelphia lawyer and longtime Democratic fundraiser, said the texts and emails began soon after news broke Sunday that President Joe Biden had withdrawn from the 2024 race and called for Vice President Kamala Harris to become his successor. One, in particular,

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Mayorkas names bipartisan panel to lead independent review of Trump assassination attempt

By Priscilla Alvarez, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, under pressure from the White House and Congress, unveiled Sunday the experts who will be conducting an independent review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, tapping former senior Homeland Security officials who served under multiple administrations, as well

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