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Walz cancels New Hampshire campaign trip
Earlier this week, staffers said Gov. Tim Walz would travel to New Hampshire to organize kickoffs and smaller-scale rallies for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sanders urges DFLers to support Omar in upcoming primary
Sen. Bernie Sanders told DFL enthusiasts that Rep. Omar “is not only somebody who has and will take on enormously powerful special interests, but she is one of the toughest people that I know.”
Tech luminaries and VCs go all-in on Kamala Harris campaign, 5 things to know
Harris started her political career in the Bay Area. And since launching her campaign, donations from Silicon Valley have poured in. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll go easy on Big Tech.
Harris has enough Democratic delegate votes to be the party’s nominee, Democratic chair says
The online voting process doesn’t end until Monday, but the campaign marked the moment when Vice President Kamala Harris crossed the threshold to have the majority of delegates’ votes.