Election 2024 Latest: Harris raised $310M in July, new poll finds few Americans trust Secret Service

Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.

The haul by Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July.

Meanwhile, most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on Trump’s life, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds.

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Biden says he’s spoken to Harris about her VP candidate search

President Joe Biden says he’s spoken to Vice President Kamala Harris about her search for a vice presidential candidate for 2024.

But when it comes to weighing in on the qualities she should look for in a candidate, “I’ll let her work that out,” he said on Friday.

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