POLITICO’s Lara Seligman and Dan Diamond discuss how they broke the story on the Pentagon’s $2.2 billion health care controversy — and what it’s like to have the president confirm your reporting. Harris flashed her fundraising muscle with jaw-dropping totals: The Biden campaign raised $25.5 million the day following her […]

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is expected to bring fundraising prowess as presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, further boosting a campaign that is already on track to smash fundraising records. Donors who backed Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign have already given $19 million to Biden, accounting for […]

Democrats raked in $10.8 million in donations in the four hours after presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, according to a report. ActBlue, Democrats’ major donation-processing platform, reported the record number of donations between 4 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, just after […]

The 24-hour total caps a months-long vice presidential vetting process that included more than a dozen women, including several of Biden’s former 2020 primary rivals. Biden announced his selection Tuesday afternoon in a text message to supporters, which was immediately followed by his best hour of fundraising in the entire […]