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- United States President Biden says in a letter on X that he is stepping aside as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election and backs Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic nominee.
- Dozens of Democratic Congress members, governors and officials have endorsed Harris for president.
- Many Congressional Democrats had publicly urged the 81-year-old Biden to drop out of the race after his shaky debate performance last month against Republican challenger Donald Trump, 78.
- Biden, who had previously dismissed the calls to abandon his re-election campaign, says he plans to serve the remainder of his term in office.