Tuesday Briefing

Vice President Kamala Harris is closing in on the Democratic nomination. Most of the party’s delegates have now endorsed her. Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Kamala Harris hits the ground running

At her campaign headquarters in Delaware, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a spirited and aggressive assault on Donald Trump, saying her law enforcement background would help her defeat a rival who is a convicted criminal.

“Donald Trump wants to take our country backwards, to a time before many of our fellow Americans had full freedoms and rights,” she said. “But we believe in a brighter future that makes room for all Americans.”

She said that Trump, if elected, would give tax breaks to big corporations, weaken the middle class and reduce access to health care. Here are tactics she may use against him.

With high-profile Democrats rapidly lining up behind Harris, the chair of the Democratic National Committee said the party would choose a presidential nominee by Aug. 7, in an online vote before the convention. Most delegates have now endorsed Harris, which all but clears her path to the nomination.

Support: Some Democrats who had been seen as potential rivals announced their support yesterday. Here’s a look at who has and hasn’t endorsed Harris.

Biden: The president, sounding hoarse and tired from his bout with Covid, called into the Harris event by phone. He told the campaign workers who, until Sunday, had been toiling for him: “We’re still fighting in this fight together. I’m not going anywhere.”