{"id":7639,"date":"2024-07-24T15:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/2024\/07\/24\/2024-election-latest-trump-and-harris-hit-campaign-trail-as-biden-prepares-to-address-the-nation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:00:28","slug":"2024-election-latest-trump-and-harris-hit-campaign-trail-as-biden-prepares-to-address-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/2024\/07\/24\/2024-election-latest-trump-and-harris-hit-campaign-trail-as-biden-prepares-to-address-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Election Latest: Trump and Harris hit campaign trail as Biden prepares to address the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8864793242727901\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">After dropping out of the presidential race, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> will address the nation on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kamala-harris\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> has accepted Biden\u2019s endorsement and is building momentum ahead of the DNC in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">On the campaign trail, Harris will head to the solidly Republican state of Indiana, and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is holding his first public campaign rally since <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/election-2024\">Biden\u2019s exit from the 2024 race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/benjamin-netanyahu\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> will address Congress against the backdrop of the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/israel-hamas-war\">war in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Follow the AP\u2019s Election-2024 coverage at: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/election-2024\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/election-2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Here&#8217;s the Latest:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">More than 60 congressional Dems gather at the Capitol with families of Israeli hostages<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">In the bowels of the U.S. Capitol, a group of more than 60 congressional Democrats gathered with the families of Israeli hostages to bring light to their months of captivity and increase pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to abide by the terms of the cease-fire agreement that the U.S. is helping broker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The event was marketed as alternative planning for Democrats who didn\u2019t want to attend Netanyahu\u2019s address to Congress later Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cIt is my hope that the Prime Minister will listen to you, will listen to the families and to the countless Americans who love and who support Israel and want to see a negotiated end to the fighting that makes an enduring peace possible,\u201d said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, a senior Democrat who is boycotting the address.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Protestors demand Netanyahu\u2019s arrest<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Zeina Hutchinson, director of development for the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, on Wednesday read off the names of several Palestinian journalists killed by the Israeli military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe protest this homicidal maniac, his supporters and his enablers,\u201d she shouted from the stage, referencing Netanyahu. \u201cAnd we demand his arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">She was among hundreds who gathered to protest near the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">More than 1,000<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\"> protestors line Pennsylvania Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">More than 1,000 people gathered Wednesday morning on Pennsylvania Avenue within sight of the U.S. Capitol building, with more streaming in from multiple directions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Protesters carried signs branding Netanyahu a \u201cwar criminal\u201d and several erected a large effigy of him with blood dripping from its mouth and devil horns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The crowd chanted: \u201cBiden Biden, you can\u2019t hide\/We charge you with genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Netanyahu focuses on Iran in remarks at memorial for Joe Lieberman<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pointed to Iran as the force \u201cbehind an entire axis of terror\u201d threatening the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Netanyahu used brief remarks at a memorial for the late lawmaker Joe Lieberman to focus on what the Israeli leader portrayed as danger from Iran and its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Netanyahu long has sought to rally support for more aggressive U.S. and Israeli action against Iran, its militia allies around the Middle East and its nuclear program. His comments at the memorial are likely to foreshadow the theme of the Israeli leader\u2019s remarks to a joint meeting of Congress later Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Lieberman, who died in March, \u201cknew how dangerous our world would become if Iran were ever to develop and acquire nuclear weapons,\u201d Netanyahu said. The two men often discussed \u201chow Iran was behind the entire axis of terror that threatened both our countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Protestors: \u2018As American Jews, we don\u2019t support this war&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Across the street from Union Station in Washington, D.C., Jewish Americans gathered Wednesday morning for a prayer service led by T\u2019ruah, an organization of rabbis calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Rabbi Bill Plevan, of New York, said he believed prayer could be a catalyst for peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re here to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s speech in Congress,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re here to say we don\u2019t stand by his policies. As American Jews, we don\u2019t support this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The scene near the Capitol<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Workers erected a black metal fence around the White House as Washington braced for protests ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s speech before a joint session of Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Multiple protests were planned for Wednesday over Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">There was a heavy police presence, but the streets were relatively quiet in Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. A small group of protesters walked down a street carrying Palestinian flags and signs with messages such as \u201canti-Israel is not anti-semitism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Within view of the Capitol, orthodox Jews lined the streets protesting Netanyahu and the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">As police sirens sounded in the distance, protesters carried signs that included \u201cJews Worldwide Condemn Israeli Bloody Brutality\u201d and \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d Another called for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Senators re-up calls for Biden and US negotiators to close cease-fire deal<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Hours before Netanyahu was set to arrive, the Senate chairmen of the national security committees sent a letter to President Joe Biden, reupping calls for him and U.S. negotiators to quickly close the cease-fire deal that would end the conflict in Gaza and force the release of the hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe are under no illusion that this will be easy and we fully understand that diplomacy requires compromise. But the pre-October 7 status quo is not sustainable,\u201d Sens. Ben Cardin, Jack Reed and Mark Warner wrote Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Marianne Williamson seeks Democratic delegate support for open convention<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Author Marianne Williamson has sent a letter to Democratic delegates seeking their support ahead of their formal presidential nominating process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Williamson asks delegates to sign her petition and \u201cconsider taking a stand for an open convention,\u201d according to a copy of the missive shared with The Associated Press. The note also includes a link for anyone wishing to submit Williamson\u2019s name for nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Democrats have indicated that they will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democratic-convention-virtual-roll-call-dnc-biden-5f788faf5501bdecfd5691a2ca557d14\">virtual roll call vote<\/a> by Aug. 7 to name their chosen nominee, ahead of the convention that begins 12 days later in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">That process will be open to any candidate who musters 300 signatures from delegates elected to the convention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/harris-biden-presidential-candidate-election-withdraw-9fbd153493cb3f088994854fe61a73e9\">AP survey of Democratic delegates<\/a> indicates that Harris has secured commitments from enough of them to become her party\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Williamson challenged Biden for the nomination and suspended her campaign, but reversed herself earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Biden\u2019s speech tonight hopes to make a case for his legacy \u2014 and for Harris to continue it<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy \u2014 sweeping domestic legislation, renewal of alliances abroad, defense of democracy \u2014 tonight at 8 p.m. ET. when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and \u201cwhat lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Even though the president won\u2019t be on the ballot this November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden\u2019s accomplishments remain very much at risk should Republican Donald Trump prevail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">How Biden\u2019s single term \u2014 and his decision to step aside \u2014 are remembered will be intertwined with Harris\u2019 electoral success in November, particularly as the vice president runs tightly on the achievements of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">And no matter how frustrated Biden is at being pushed aside by his party \u2014 and he\u2019s plenty upset \u2014 he has too much at stake simply to wash his hands of this election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-legacy-oval-office-address-harris-0f92ccfe6f948770b760e983869fa989\">Read more on what to expect ahead of the address<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Protests planned around Capitol Hill<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Multiple protests are planned outside the Capitol, with some condemning the Israeli military campaign overall, and others expressing support for Israel but pressing Netanyahu to strike a cease-fire deal and bring home hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The largest protest is set for this morning, with organizers planning to march around the Capitol building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answercoalition.org\/arrest_netanyahu\">demanding Netanyahu\u2019s arrest<\/a> on war crimes charges. A permit application submitted to the National Park Service estimated at least 5,000 participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u25b6 What to know <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netanyahu-congress-biden-israel-hamas-gaza-6d8deabff2701273ea77bf634ba1949b\">about Netanyahu\u2019s visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">GOP leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, as they and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u2019s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., urged lawmakers to stick to criticizing Harris for her role in Biden-Harris administration policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cThis election will be about policies and not personalities,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cThis is not personal with regard to Kamala Harris,\u201d he added, \u201cand her ethnicity or her gender have nothing to do with this whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Trump expected to turn his full focus on Harris at first rally since Biden\u2019s exit<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is holding his first public campaign rally since President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> dropped out of a 2024 matchup that both major parties had spent months preparing for, leaving the former president to direct his ire toward his likely new opponent, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Harris spoke to<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\"> a roaring crowd of battleground state voters in Wisconsin yesterday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she opened her public case against Republican former President Donald Trump by declaring November\u2019s election will be \u201ca choice between freedom and chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Harris arrived in the Milwaukee area having locked up nomination support from Democratic delegates after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid on Sunday. It was her first campaign rally since she jumped into the race just two days ago with Biden\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The event reflected a vibrancy that had been lacking among Democrats in recent weeks, and Harris was intent on projecting a sense of steady confidence about the November election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/harris-election-president-wisconsin-democrats-012c6474b8b23960d2cf616e92989a4b\">Read more about why the event in Wisconsin matters for Harris\u2019 campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Harris campaign sees multiple ways for her to win, ahead of vice president speaking in Indiana<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Just three full days since entering the race after President Joe Biden\u2019s departure, Kamala Harris will address the annual gathering of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">It\u2019s a moment for Harris, a woman of Black and South Asian descent, to speak to a group already excited by her historic status as the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/ap-dnc-delegate-survey\/\">likely Democratic nominee<\/a> and one that her campaign believes can help to expand its coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Harris, Trump are on the campaign trail as Biden prepares to address the nation<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Vice President Kamala Harris goes to the solidly Republican state of Indiana later today, but she plans to speak there to a key Democratic constituency as her campaign sees advantages with women, Black, Latino, Asian and younger voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Meanwhile, President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6\">his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Democrats release more proposals for how they will formally choose a presidential nominee<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The Democratic National Committee has released proposed rules that would give candidates until next week to vie for the party\u2019s nomination. But the process will almost certainly end with Vice President Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-harris-dnc-next-steps-2024-election-13bbcca73ca682f16284cf8874011dfa\">replacing<\/a> President Biden at the top of the party\u2019s ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Candidates will have to qualify by the evening of July 30, according to draft rules released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The party <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democratic-convention-virtual-roll-call-dnc-biden-5f788faf5501bdecfd5691a2ca557d14\">previously announced proposed rules<\/a> requiring that candidates submit electronic signatures of support from at least 300 delegates to its national convention, no more than 50 of which can be from a single state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">If multiple candidates qualify, it could spark multiple rounds of voting over several days. But, if Harris is the only candidate, voting would be set to begin Aug. 1. The party said last week that it would not hold voting prior to the start of next month and that the process would be completed by Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Biden endorsed Harris when he left the race Sunday and no other major Democrat has announced plans to challenge her. An AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/harris-biden-presidential-candidate-election-withdraw-9fbd153493cb3f088994854fe61a73e9\">survey of delegates<\/a> from states across the country found that she had already exceeded the threshold of support needed to secure the nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Families of Israeli hostages gather for a vigil on the National Mall<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Families of some of the remaining hostages held a protest vigil Tuesday evening on the National Mall, demanding that Netanyahu come to terms with Hamas and bring home the approximately 120 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">About 150 people wearing yellow shirts that read \u201cSeal the Deal NOW!\u201d chanted \u201cBring Them Home\u201d and listened to testimonials from relatives and former hostages. The demonstrators applauded when Biden\u2019s name was mentioned, but several criticized Netanyahu \u2014 known by his nickname \u201cBibi\u201d \u2014 on the belief that he has been dragging his feet or playing hardball on a proposed cease-fire deal that would return all of the hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m begging Bibi. There\u2019s a deal on the table and you have to take it,\u201d said Aviva Siegel, 63, who spent 51 days in captivity and whose husband Keith remains a hostage. \u201cI want Bibi to look in my eyes and tell me one thing: that Keith is coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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