Secretary Austin expressed profound gratitude for President Biden's leadership, highlighting his pivotal role in shaping US foreign policy and strengthening global alliances
Harris, 59, on Sunday announced that she will run for presidency after her boss President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek re-election in the November general elections.
The United States has yet to elect a woman president in its 248-year history
Only the day before, Biden was telling many aides that he would continue campaigning to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in November
In 2015, she compelled startup Houzz to hire a chief privacy officer after allegations that the home design app had recorded sales calls without proper notification and consent
Harris has signaled, for instance, that she would not deviate from Biden's staunch support for Nato and would continue backing Ukraine in its fight against Russia
Analysts and environmental advocates say Harris' approach toward fossil fuel development puts her to the left of Biden
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His scathing remarks came after Biden (81), in a stunning decision on Sunday, announced that he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president in 2024 and endorsed Kamala Harris
The path ahead is neither easy nor obvious, even with Biden endorsing Harris. There are unanswered questions about logistics, money and political fallout
Trump, 78, added, We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly
Trump and his campaign later also attacked Biden and Harris on social media while saying Biden was unfit to continue serving as president
Critics have dubbed the shooting a catastrophic failure for the Secret Service, the primary agency assigned to protect US political leaders and their families
Vice President Kamala Harris, who has mounted her own White House bid under what used to be the Biden-Harris campaign, has access to that cash
Biden, the oldest US president in history at 81, said earlier Sunday he would not seek reelection, reversing his decision after weeks of mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his bid
Vance's remarks came after Kamala Harris earlier this week criticised him for saying he would not have certified the election results of 2020
The president is huddling this weekend with top political aides as he plots a return to the campaign trail despite an onslaught of anxious pleas from fellow Democrats to step aside
Despite the calls from Democrats, Biden said on Friday that he is looking forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week
As for Americans more broadly, they are more skeptical of how Harris would perform in the Oval Office
Joe Biden's health concerns, presidential debate debacle and a fresh wave of support for Donald Trump after his assassination bid have compelled Democrats to push the president to reconsider his bid