Election 2024 latest news: Harris to address teachers union as she eyes Democratic nomination

Vice President Harris is scheduled to address the American Federation of Teachers at a convention in Houston on Thursday as she seeks to bolster support for her bid to take on former president Donald Trump in November. Harris has become the likely Democratic nominee following President Biden’s exit from the race. In a somber speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, Biden said that “the defense of democracy, which is at stake, is more important than any title.”