Harris closes in on VP pick with announcement expected Tuesday

Vice President Harris is nearing a decision on her running mate, with an official announcement expected early Tuesday ahead of an evening rally in Philadelphia.

Harris spent the weekend interviewing finalists to join her on the ticket, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). The campaign is expected to announce the choice in a video, as first reported by Politico, though a decision could leak sooner.

Reuters reported Harris had narrowed the field to either Shapiro or Walz.

Tuesday’s reveal will conclude a frenzied search that took place under unusual circumstances, with Harris and her team having roughly two weeks to vet, interview and select a running mate after President Biden ended his candidacy about two weeks ago. 

The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment on the announcement or the vice president’s thinking on the decision.

Harris’s team sent vetting materials to several contenders, and the list of potential running mates has narrowed in recent days. In addition to Shapiro, Walz and Kelly, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and Transportation Secretary Pet...