Harris has garnered substantial support within the party and secured enough delegates for nomination, however, former US President Obama has not formally endorsed Harris.
US President Joe Biden emphasised that he has decided to pass the torch to a new generation, adding that his decision to step aside from his campaign is a matter of democracy.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, more than 5,000 protesters massed on the streets near Capitol Hill, waving Palestinian flags and chanting for United States to stop arming Israel.
White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean Pierre emphasised that no one is more qualified to step in as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee than US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to the US Congress, access to the Capitol was tightly restricted to unauthorized individuals. Law enforcement agents implemented stringent security measures, blocking traffic two blocks away from the Capitol, Al Jazeera repor
As the political tussle continues in the United States, former India's ambassador to the United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said that whether it's Democrats or Republicans, they both support the relationship with India.
His statement comes less than two weeks after he penned a harsh guest essay in The New York Times calling for Biden to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Following US Secret Service director Kimberley Cheatle's resignation over agency's handling of former President Trump's protection, President Joe Biden thanked her "for her decades of public service" to the nation.
Declaring victory in her quest to secure the party's backing for the upcoming election, Harris released a statement on social media, asserting that she is proud and that she intends to defeat Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris made a striking entrance into her campaign staff meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, walking out to the empowering beats of Beyonce's anthem, 'Freedom.'