Associated Press

Locking up the nomination was only the first item on the staggering political to-do list for Harris after learning of Biden’s plans to leave the race.

Mendoza said in court that he felt sorrow and regret just before he was sentenced to 8 to 20 years.

Prominent Democratic elected officials, party leaders and political organizations quickly lined up behind Harris in the hours after Biden announced he was dropping his bid.

Shapiro, along with Gov. Andy Beshear, Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, are considered leading contenders for the nomination.

The latest round of grants includes $396 million to Pennsylvania to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions from cement, asphalt and other material.

Director Kimberly Cheatle said she took “fully responsibility” for the security lapses, and she vowed to “move heaven and earth” to make sure there's no repeat of it.

Govs. Andy Beshear, J.B. Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom and Roy Cooper, and U.S. Mark Kelly are all considered contenders.

Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

Democrats, who are set to hold their convention in Chicago in August, now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

"I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down," Pres. Joe Biden wrote in a letter posted on social media.

Rep. Mark Takano has added his name to the list of nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress who say it’s time for Biden to leave the presidential race.

Trump still continues to claim that fraud cost him the 2020 election even though his own attorney general, recounts and investigations found no evidence of that.