Cover Story: U.S. Presidential Race Upended by Biden’s Withdrawal, Assassination Attempt on Trump

While Harris vies to lead Democratic ticket, nation contemplates the former president’s return to White House

President Joe Biden’s withdrawal on Sunday under pressure from his own party combined with swelling momentum behind Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House after an assassination attempt on him at a rally July 13 has upended the U.S. presidential race.

As Democrats scramble to pick a new nominee, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the party’s ticket in the Nov. 5 election.

“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,” Biden said in a statement Sunday afternoon from his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. While the president extended his “full support and endorsement” for Harris -- who could be the first woman, first Asian-American and second Black U.S. leader -- she would face an uphill battle with approval ratings that have largely mirrored the decline of Biden’s and her own campaign in the 2020 presidential primary race having faltered.

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