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![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, on October 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Pushes Harris to Pursue an Agenda That Prioritizes the Working Class
Sanders specifically calls for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit and an increased federal minimum wage.
![Palestinian children wait with jerry cans to fill them with drinking water in Rafah on February 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-palestine-water-400x300.jpg)
Oxfam: Israel Has Reduced Water Access in Gaza by 94 Percent Since October
Israel’s attacks on water access are part of its decades-long campaign to exercise control over basic needs in Gaza.
![A Palestinian boy looks over as he stands on the rubble of buildings destroyed in previous Israel bombardment, on the edge of a pool of stagnant water in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-gaza-ater-400x300.jpg)
Advocates Say Biden Must Immediately Act to Stop Polio Outbreak in Gaza
Biden bears responsibility to act after backing the destruction of Gaza’s health and sanitation systems, they said.
![Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Freedman's Bank Forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on October 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-kamala-harris-b-400x300.jpg)
Harris Has Expressed Being “Open” to Supreme Court Expansion
Experts believe reforms to the Supreme Court, including expansion, could restore public confidence in the institution.
![Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at Lynden Pindling International Airport after attending the US-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, Bahamas, on June 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Uncommitted Movement: Harris Must Speak Out Against Gaza Genocide
Harris could win back a wide swath of voters who broke with Biden over his support of Israel, activists said.
![A wounded child sits in on a hospital floor](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-palestinian-child-400x300.jpg)
UNICEF Reports Israel Is Killing Kids at Shocking Rates Amid West Bank Assault
Since Israel began its bombardment nearly 10 months ago, 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank.
![A woman shops in the pastry aisle of a grocery store](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-grocery-shopping-400x300.jpg)
Largest Study on Guaranteed Basic Income Proves Transformative for Participants
Participants received $1,000 a month. They took better jobs, went back to school and started opening businesses.
![A baby sits in a shopping cart in the formula aisle of a grocery store](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-baby-formula-aisle-400x300.jpg)
The Biden Administration Pressured Countries to Weaken Baby Formula Health Rules
Trade letters document how the government’s regulatory challenges in several countries are undermining public health.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks after officially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-donald-trump-rnc-400x300.jpg)
Trump Demands Changes for Debate, Prompting Claims He’s Afraid to Debate Harris
Trump also suggested that the Republican Party should be “reimbursed” due to Biden dropping out.
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Joe Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race
Biden is the second president in US history to withdraw from the election as the presumptive nominee for his party.