Jeff Mordock

Harris introduces running mate Walz to nation as Midwestern, middle-class warrior

Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, choosing someone she believes can connect with White working-class voters in Midwestern swing states while also championing a strong progressive record.

August 6, 2024

From football coach to VP pick: Walz blazes unusual path to nomination

Tim Walz has risen from a relative unknown to Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate at an almost dizzying pace due to his consistently progressive record as Minnesota's governor and plain-spoken attacks on Republicans.

August 6, 2024

Harris campaign highlights Walz and his wife using IVF to conceive

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on Tuesday by highlighting that he and his wife used in-vitro fertilization to conceive their daughter, Hope.

August 6, 2024

Vance says Democrat antisemitism sank Shapiro’s VP chances

Sen. J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, said Tuesday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wasn't picked as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate because of antisemitism in the Democratic party.

August 6, 2024

Trump team blasts Walz after VP announcement

Former President Donald Trump's campaign wasted no time Tuesday attacking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, painting him a dangerous liberal who will lurch the Democratic ticket even further left.

August 6, 2024

Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her running mate, hopes to cash in on his Midwestern appeal

Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, hoping his rural ties and progressive policies will appeal to moderate voters as well as shore up the Democratic base.

August 6, 2024

Harris zeroing in on final decision of running mate, announcement is imminent

Vice President Kamala Harris' search for a running mate entered its final hours Monday one day after interviewing the three top candidates.

August 5, 2024

Unprecedented Biden-to-Harris campaign switcheroo is rife with thorny legal snags

The handoff of assets from President Biden to Kamala Harris enters a murky area unresolved by either the Federal Election Commission or the judicial system.

August 5, 2024

Biden, Harris meet with national security team as officials warn of imminent attack on Israel

President Biden will meet Monday afternoon with his national security team in the Situation Room, as top officials warn that an Iranian attack on Israel could be imminent.

August 5, 2024

Biden’s top economic adviser to leave White House for Harris campaign

For the second time in as many weeks, a top adviser to President Biden is leaving the White House to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

August 5, 2024

Celebratory greeting of returned U.S. hostages goes awry for Kamala Harris on tarmac at air base

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign went into clean-up mode Friday, scrambling to fix her odd comments while greeting freed U.S. hostages as they arrived on American soil.

August 2, 2024

Harris campaign rakes in $310M in July, doubling Trump’s haul

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign raised $310 million in July, her campaign announced Friday, twice as much as former President Donald Trump's.

August 2, 2024

Biden hails ‘falsely accused’ Americans coming home from Russia

President Biden on Thursday celebrated the release of four U.S. residents from Russian imprisonment in the largest multinational prisoner exchange since the Cold War.

August 1, 2024

Biden, Harris avoid comment on plea deals with 9/11 defendants

As news of a plea deal for the mastermind of the 2001 terrorist attacks hit this week, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign went into cover mode, saying it wouldn't be commenting and instead referred questions to the White House, which likewise ducked the question.

August 1, 2024

Massive prisoner swap with Russia frees American journalist, ex-Marine held in Putin’s jails

The United States and its allies agreed Thursday to a massive exchange of political prisoners with Russia, including returning jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan to U.S. soil.

August 1, 2024

Kamala Harris announces swing state tour with soon-to-be-named running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and her running mate will embark on a marathon tour of swing states next week, suggesting that her pick will be named within the next few days.

August 1, 2024

Biden to give opening night remarks at Democratic National Convention

President Biden will kick off the Democratic National Convention with an opening night primetime address, sources familiar with the planning confirmed Wednesday.

July 31, 2024

White House calls Trump’s remarks on Harris’ racial identity ‘repulsive,’ ‘insulting’

The White House on Wednesday tore into former President Donald Trump after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists.

July 31, 2024

Biden having lunch with Harris for the first time since dropping out

President Biden will have lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, the first time they've eaten together since he bowed out of the presidential race this month.

July 31, 2024

Biden administration ramps up student loan forgiveness plan

The Department of Education on Wednesday will send emails to about 25 million student loan borrowers providing options for having some or all of their debt canceled this fall

July 31, 2024