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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke with Kamala Harris’ campaign about the vice presidential role on Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the process.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who had been on shortlists as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, said he had spoken to Harris and told her the president’s decision “came as a genuine surprise.”

President Biden announced that he will discontinue his campaign to seek a second term in the White House, throwing the Democratic race for 2024 wide open.

Vice President Kamala Harris was in St. Louis on Friday to speak to the Democratic National Committee’s fall meeting.

The vice president will speak Friday at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee in St. Louis.

Bush was one of six Democrats who voted against the federal infrastructure legislation, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign.

The vice president spoke with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about how the Biden administration is handling the COVID-19 vaccination effort in St. Louis and elsewhere.

Joe Biden gives his first address to the nation as president. NPR reporters from across the newsroom are providing live fact checks and analysis of the remarks.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Indian American women in St. Louis are happy that U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California is the nation's next vice president. Some say her win illuminates the contributions of Indian women and will break barriers for women of color.