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Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  CBS via Getty Images; Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Vice President Harris speaks following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on Thursday. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris and former President Barack Obama attend a White House event marking the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on April 5, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally in Charlotte Wednesday. The rally is the former president's first since President Biden announced he would be ending his reelection bid. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., was diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder last year that has inhibited her mobility and hampered her voice. On July, 25 she debuted the use of an AI tool built to mirror her own voice in a speech on the House floor. House Television hide caption

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Wexton uses AI voice on floor

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President Biden speaks during an address to the nation about his decision to not seek reelection in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday. Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. Evan Vucci/AP Pool hide caption

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, seen here in December 2023, on Wednesday gave lawmakers an update on the investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv on June 18. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption

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US President Joe Biden during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden's brand was overcoming obstacles. But this one, he couldn't beat

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Republican candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents following an attempted assassination attempt in in Butler, Pa., on July 13. The head of the Secret Service will appear before lawmakers Monday to discuss the agency's actions before, during and after the incident. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden is seen speaking to supporters at a campaign event at Renaissance High School on July 12 in Detroit. On Sunday, Biden said he would no longer seek reelection and instead is endorsing Vice President Harris. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, takes the stage with his wife Usha Vance during a rally at Middletown High School in his home town of Middletown, Ohio, Monday. Paul Vernon/AP hide caption

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J.D. Vance vows to fight for ‘forgotten communities’ in hometown rally

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These are some of the prominent Democrats who had been viewed as potential future presidential contenders: Vice President Harris (top row, from left), California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (bottom row, from left), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Tierny L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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Democrats consider options for a path forward after Biden's debate

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Vice President Harris and President Biden depart the East Room after delivering remarks on artificial intelligence at the White House on Oct. 30, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Vice President Harris walks onstage at the 2024 Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 6. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE hide caption

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Harris under scrutiny

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President Biden and Vice President Harris stand on stage at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. After deciding to no longer seek the Democratic nomination, Biden endorsed Harris to be the Democratic nominee and take on Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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