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A large screen broadcasts news of U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out the presidential race, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Monday, Monday, July 22, 2024. Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far-right in Europe.

Biden’s withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges

July 22, 2024, 9:06am Politics

Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrive a campaign rally, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

JD Vance makes solo debut as GOP vice presidential nominee with Monday rallies in Ohio and Virginia

July 22, 2024, 9:03am Politics

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will make his first solo appearances on the campaign trail Monday, a day after the 2024 presidential race was thrown into upheaval as President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, leaving the Democratic candidate an open question. Read story

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, at the Capitol, Monday, July 22, 2024 in Washington.

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says: ‘We failed’

July 22, 2024, 9:03am Latest News

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at a… Read story

FILE - California Attorney General Kamala Harris gives her first news conference in Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 2010. She’s already broken barriers, and now Vice President Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

Democrats promise an ‘orderly process’ to replace Biden. Harris is favored, but questions remain

July 22, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement. Read story

FILE - Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath of office to Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as her husband, Douglas Emhoff, holds the Bible during a a mock swearing in ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress begins. She’s already broken barriers, and now Vice President Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

Without Biden, choosing Harris is a less risky option for Democrats, local political experts say

July 22, 2024, 7:52am Northwest

There’s good reason Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the most likely replacement as the Democratic nominee for president, experts said Sunday. Read story

Here’s how some Democratic leaders in Washington responded to Biden’s announcement

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts a child care roundtable with Clark County first responders at Vancouver City Hall on June 20.

Prominent Democrats in Washington took to social media Sunday to praise President Joe Biden and his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, and some of them backed his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee. Read story

Biden’s decision to drop out leaves Democrats across the country relieved and looking toward future

July 22, 2024, 7:38am Latest News

After weeks of uncertainty about who would be at the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket in November, many voters expressed relief over the news that President Joe Biden would drop his reelection bid and began to think about who might replace him in a dramatically altered election landscape. Read story