Kamala Harris to name her running mate in hours as top contender posts cryptic message

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday at the latest.

Harris and her pick will appear for the first time together at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

The race for Democratic VP appears to be down to three men – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. All three met with Harris on Sunday.

Three others thought to be under consideration are Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

The closely-watched decision will immediately kick-off a five-day, seven-state campaign tour this week in battleground states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi revealed what exactly her role was in Democrats' efforts to get President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race the led to his dramatic exit and Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the nominee.

Pelosi shared her thoughts on the president, his fitness for the job and his decision to step aside in an interview with veteran journalist Lesley Stahl for CBS Sunday Morning ahead of the release of her new book 'The Art of Power.'

Pelosi was asked what she told Biden to persuade him to step aside ahead of his dramatic exit from the 2024 presidential race on July 21.

'Well I've never shared any conversations with the President of the United States publicly, no,' Pelosi said with a smile.  Pelosi said that Biden knows that she loves him 'very much.'

Stahl pressed Pelosi over reporting that she was in fact the leader of a pressure campaign for Biden to drop out.

'No, I wasn't the leader of any pressure...' Pelosi said shaking her head.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly caused a stir by suggesting he was no longer in consideration for Kamala Harris' running mate.

In a now-deleted social media post, Kelly wrote Sunday evening:

By writing 'serving Arizonans,' many speculated the former astronaut meant he'd lost his chance to be the next Democratic vice president.

Just 30 minutes after the original X post, Kelly deleted and replaced it with:

Kelly is considered among the top three men Harris is consideirng for the role, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with his national security team in the Situation Room later on Monday amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.

The Islamic Republic could attack Israel in the next 24 to 48 hours following a major attack by Hezbollah that left two IDF soldiers injured, top western diplomats have warned.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the G7 yesterday that an attack in response to Israel killing Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Fuad Shukr in Beirut, was imminent, as reported by Axios.

Meanwhile Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reportedly spoke to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant on Sunday to assure the Jewish state of US support.

It would be the second time during the growing crisis in the Middle East that Iran has directly attacked Israel, the first being in April when it sent a salvo of missiles and drones overnight.