Energized Democrats quickly consolidate around Harris
CNN
Vice President Kamala Harris is rapidly consolidating support from a broad swath of the Democratic Party — including lawmakers, governors and influential labor and advocacy groups — as she seeks to effectively box out any rivals and lock down the party’s nomination to take on Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris is rapidly consolidating support from a broad swath of the Democratic Party — including lawmakers, governors and influential labor and advocacy groups — as she seeks to effectively box out any rivals and lock down the party’s nomination to take on Donald Trump. In her first half-day as a 2024 presidential candidate, Harris raised $49.6 million in online donations, campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said — a huge haul that underscored grassroots enthusiasm for a shake-up to the Democratic ticket. Democratic donation-processing site ActBlue called it “the biggest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle.” Meanwhile, Harris locked down the support of several Democrats who had been seen as potential rivals. And with independent West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin saying Monday he will not run, a credible challenger for the party’s 2024 nod has yet to emerge. As of Monday morning, Harris has endorsements from more than 30 Democratic senators, nearly 80 House members and several governors — including potential vice president contenders such as Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, California’s Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro. Those numbers were rapidly growing. She also has the support of the political arms of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus, as well as two key labor unions, Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of Teachers. And several state delegations to next month’s Democratic National Convention — Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina — announced that they are backing Harris.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure
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The Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates for the first time in the Biden era after the White House spent the last three years grappling with Americans’ dissatisfaction with the cost of living, raising new questions about the health of the economy and the impact on voters at the ballot box.
Israeli officials notified the US that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what they were planning, according to three sources familiar with the matter, including in a call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant early Tuesday morning.