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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live US politics coverage following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will be withdrawing from the race – but seeing out his term as president – and his endorsement of his Vice President, Kamala Harris.
“I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation – to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” Harris said in a statement announcing that she would be running.