News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris lauded President Joe Biden for his service to the country in her first public appearance since he abruptly abandoned his reelection bid and endorsed her as his successor https://t.co/lxQpCoUvV6 pic.twitter.com/uCLt5GrXvI
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 22, 2024
BREAKING: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president. https://t.co/XlCi93D0si pic.twitter.com/mp2Qi7OgBg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2024
Kamala Harris has raised more than $27.5 million in the first five hours of her campaign from donors contributing less than $200 each, according to fundraising platform ActBlue. https://t.co/RGk9jXOFlq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2024
Future Forward, the super PAC blessed by Biden, received $150 million in new commitments from major Dem donors in the 24 hours since the president announced he would step down.https://t.co/MDQA8cYRO0
— POLITICO (@politico) July 22, 2024
President Biden and his close aides have already begun working on a speech that will spell out “in more detail” why he decided to bow out of the 2024 race, sources say. https://t.co/8PmmCmpum1
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2024
Biden COVID symptoms "almost resolved completely," doctor says https://t.co/oTFhDb3Q5b
— The Hill (@thehill) July 22, 2024
BREAKING: The head of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of Donald Trump was the agency's “most significant operational failure” in decades. Director Kimberly Cheatle said she took "full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency." https://t.co/0vnlqLq8Eo
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 22, 2024
House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin calls for Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle's resignation: "I think that the director has lost the confidence of Congress at a very urgent and tender moment in the history of the country." https://t.co/FcgdHWTVjV pic.twitter.com/4bP0ToNWXq
— ABC News (@ABC) July 22, 2024
Rep. Nancy Mace told U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle that she's "full of s**t" and "completely dishonest" for not giving a direct answer to a question about providing the committee materials they requested ahead of the hearing. https://t.co/tyeb2DbaIO
— Axios (@axios) July 22, 2024
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong. https://t.co/1AzRcHlSth
— ABC News (@ABC) July 22, 2024
A fighter pilot for the U.S. Navy became the first American woman to earn an air-to-air victory when she shot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea region. https://t.co/7bUySRYgRw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2024
Athletes are as excited as regular visitors to be tourists in Paris during the Olympic Games https://t.co/vqUEIGCemp
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 22, 2024
