Vice President Kamala Harris is edging former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical general election match-up, according to a new poll conducted after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.

The New York Times/Siena College released a new survey that found that Trump leads Harris by only one percentage point among likely voters, 48% to 47%. Among registered voters, Trump led Harris by two percentage points. 

The new results reveal a tightening of the race since Democrats changed their nominee when compared to a New York Times poll in July that found Trump was leading Biden by 6 points.

Harris secured a 10-point lead over Trump among voters 45 and younger, a key demographic that the Republican nominee was previously leading in, according to NYT polling just three weeks earlier.

According to the survey, about 79% of Democratic or Democratic-leaning voters want Harris to be the party nominee after Biden’s withdrawal from the race, while 27% think Democrats should have a competitive process to select a new nominee.

About 87% of respondents said they either somewhat or strongly approve of Biden’s decision to drop out of the race. Additionally, 45% of respondents say that they do not approve of the job Biden is currently doing as president.

The New York Times/Siene College poll was conducted from July 22 to 24 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

While meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Thursday, President Biden joked that he has known leaders from the Jewish state as far back as his childhood. 

‘Mr. President,’ Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting, ‘we’ve known each other for 40 years. And you’ve known every Israeli prime minister for 50 years from Golda Meir. So, from a proud Jewish Zionist to a proud Irish-American Zionist, I want to thank you for 50 years of public service and 50 years of support for the State of Israel. And I look forward to discussing with you today and working with you in the months ahead on the great issues before us.’

Biden answered, ‘I look forward to as well. By the way, that first meeting with Prime Minister Golda Meir, she had an assistant sitting next to me, a guy named Rabin. That’s how far back it goes. I was only 12 then. Anyway, thank you all for being here.’ 

Biden was referring to Yitzhak Rabin, who served as prime minister of Israel from 1974-1977 and again from 1992 until he was assassinated in 1995. 

Biden actually met with Meir and Rabin in 1973, when he was a 30-year-old senator, a story he’s told frequently. Three years ago, he incorrectly claimed he was a ‘liaison’ between Israel and Egypt during the Six-Day War, which occurred in 1967, when he was still in law school. 

‘I have known every, every prime minister well since Golda Meir, including Golda Meir,’ Biden said during a menorah lighting in 2021. ‘And during the Six-Day War, I had an opportunity to, she invited me to come over because I was going to be the liaison between she and the Egyptians about the Suez.’

He actually met with Meir just prior to the October 1973 Yom Kippur War.

‘And I sat in front of her desk,’ he added at the time. ‘And she had a guy, her staff member, to my right. His name was Rabin. And she kept flipping those maps up and down. She had that bevy of maps, sort of kept it, and it was, it was so depressing what she was, about what happened. She gave me every detail.’

Biden’s team confirmed to Fox News Digital Thursday he was joking about his age. 

Both leaders ignored reporters’ shouted questions about a potential cease-fire and the anti-Israel protests after the brief meeting. 

Netanyahu’s address to Congress Wednesday led to anti-Israel protests in the capital, with some marching through the streets shouting ‘Free Palestine’ and others waving Hamas flags, burning the American flag and painting graffiti.

A Christopher Columbus statue outside Union Station was tagged with the warning ‘Hamas is coming.’ 

Netanyahu slammed the demonstrators during his address, calling them ‘Iran’s useful idiots.’

‘I have a message for these protesters. When the tyrants of Tehran, who hang gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair, are praising, promoting and funding you, you have officially become Iran’s useful idiots,’ Netanyahu said.

‘Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming ‘Gays for Gaza.’ They might as well hold up signs saying ‘Chickens for KFC.’ These protesters chant ‘From the river to the sea.’ But many don’t have a clue what river and what sea they’re talking about.’

He addressed a nearly full House chamber, which included members of Congress and special guests like freed Israeli hostages who were taken by Hamas Oct. 7 and billionaire Elon Musk, among others.

Among those in the chamber was Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Israel’s harshest critic in the House of Representatives. Tlaib has called for Netanyahu to be arrested by the International Criminal Court. She staged a silent protest for much of his speech, holding a double-sided sign that said ‘guilty of genocide’ on one side and ‘war criminal’ on the other.

The Biden administration is also planning to discuss a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza as the war continues. 

Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo, Elizabeth Elkind and Julia Johnson contributed to this report. 

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is reportedly working with a specific short list of candidates to choose her vice presidential pick in the next two weeks before the Democratic National Convention.

Harris’ list of potential running mates, according to NBC News, was whittled down to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

‘You need someone who’s moderate, obviously, a white male, and I would say she needs someone from a border state,’ Ashley Etienne, a former Harris communications director, told NBC News.

‘I think her choosing a white male counterbalances her race and her gender in a way that could open her up to peeling off many of those Nikki Haley voters, those disaffected Republicans, independents. And I think it rounds off the ticket in a way that I think feels fresh, feels also forward, but also feels fully aware of where we are as a nation.’

NBC reported the Harris campaign is hoping to find a candidate who will appeal to the demographics that President Biden was strongest with, including older white voters and suburban women. Additionally, the campaign reportedly wants a candidate who appeals to white men who aren’t fans of former President Trump but are skeptical about Harris.

If Harris ends up deciding against choosing a white male, NBC News reported Cedric Richmond, a former Biden adviser and Louisiana congressman, has also been floated as a possible running mate.

Many had speculated Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and California Gov. Gavin Newsom would also be considered, but both have withdrawn their names from consideration.

‘I think it’s Mark Kelly if I had to bet,’ Etienne said.

Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is running for Senate in Arizona, said Wednesday Kelly would give Harris a ‘jolt’ if she chose him for vice president.

Kelly’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate have spoken highly of him. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., the party’s 2016 vice presidential nominee, told NBC News that Kelly would be a ‘superb’ choice for Harris.

Hailing from the key battleground state of Arizona, Kelly could assist Harris in locking up Western states and provide credibility on the border, which he has said is in ‘crisis.’ He has a compelling life story and career, being a former Navy pilot and astronaut. His parents were both police officers, which could help Democrats dodge GOP attacks for being too soft on crime.

Kelly is married to former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot during a campaign event with constituents in 2011. He cared for her throughout her recovery and continues to do so. Both are leading advocates of gun control reforms. 

A top Democratic Party donor told NBC News Biden is ‘happy as a clam’ to have Harris at the top of the ticket.

‘Vice President Harris has directed her team to begin the process of vetting potential running mates,’ a Harris campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

‘That process has begun in earnest, and we do not expect to have additional updates until the vice president announces who will be serving as her running mate and as the next vice president of the United States.’

Fox News Digital’s Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.

Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet her list of potential running mates for 2024, according to sources familiar with the campaign.

The presumptive Democratic Party nominee has been moving quickly to formalize a campaign ticket after President Biden stepped down on Sunday afternoon.

Harris’ team has requested information on approximately a dozen individuals, according to anonymous sources speaking to The Associated Press.

Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina are among the most-discussed prospects for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination.

Her selection will set the tone for her last-minute presidential campaign launched with an endorsement of Biden following his sudden and unexpected withdrawal from the race.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment on the reports.

The campaign of former President Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 election, has dismissed Harris’ eventual vice-presidential pick as inconsequential. 

‘There is a short list of governors and senators. They are all interchangeable,’ Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told reporters on Wednesday. ‘It doesn’t matter.’

Many top Democrats have fallen in line behind Harris, receiving endorsements from the Clintons, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

Harris and Trump are locked in an extremely close contest, according to a new national poll conducted entirely after Biden announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsing his vice president.

Trump, who last week was formally nominated as the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential candidate, stands at 46% support among registered voters in an NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll.

Harris, who on Monday night said she had locked up the Democratic nomination thanks to verbal commitments from delegates at next month’s Democratic National Convention, stands at 45% support. Trump’s one-point edge is well within the survey’s sampling error. Nine percent of those questioned were undecided.

Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

In the second White House press briefing since President Biden announced he would not be seeking a second term in office, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted again his decision was not based on his health and that he would be finishing his term.

‘President Biden will go down in history as one of the nation’s greatest presidents, accomplishing more in nearly four years than most presidents do in eight years,’ Jean-Pierre said.

She read from a statement issued by Biden, saying, ‘I have given my heart and my soul to our nation like so many others have, and I have been blessed a million times in return, with the love and support of the American people.’

Jean-Pierre said Biden made it clear Wednesday night during his address that, over the next six months, he will be focused on doing his job as president and building on his historic results for the American people. 

‘So, I want to start by saying that what the country witnessed last night was historic. We saw the leadership we always see from Joe Biden. We saw a man who, as he has always done, put the country first, surrounded by his family,’ Jean-Pierre said. ‘You heard the president say, ‘I revere this office, but I love my country more.’’

Jean-Pierre continued explaining the reason behind Biden dropping out of the 2024 race, saying he feels the defense of democracy is more important than any title.

‘I draw strength and find joy in working for the American people. But this sacred task of perfecting our union is not about me. It’s about you, your families, your futures. It’s about we, the people, and I have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Jean-Pierre said, quoting Biden.

‘That is the best way to unite our nation. This is a selfless act, something that very few politicians would ever do,’ Jean-Pierre said. 

Biden had said before that only three things could sway him from pursuing reelection: the Lord Almighty, a medical condition and if his team showed him that he could not win. When pressed on the issue, Jean-Pierre repeated that his decision was not based on his health.

‘I can just tell you it’s not a medical decision because I’ve been asked before, and we answer that, very straightforward and in a very direct way. I’m just not going to get beyond that,’ Jean-Pierre said. 

The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of the U.S. southern border, the first piece of legislation targeting Harris since she became the Democrats’ presumptive 2024 nominee.

Six Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for the measure, which passed 220-196.

The House Democrats who voted for the resolution are Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Don Davis, D-N.C., and Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo.

For years, Republicans have accused Harris of failing her job as ‘border czar’ after President Biden handed her the task of mitigating the ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration in 2021.

It’s quickly becoming the cornerstone of GOP-led attacks against Harris as she gears up for an expected head-to-head race with former President Trump. But the six moderate Democrats who voted to condemn Harris amount to a scathing rebuke of their party’s likely presidential candidate – despite dozens of left-wing lawmakers rushing to endorse her.

During debate on the bill, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who is leading the effort, accused Harris of overseeing ‘failed and dangerous policies as Joe Biden’s border czar that caused the most catastrophic border crisis in this nation’s history.’

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., similarly opened debate with, ‘We’ve been told that Vice President Harris’ job was to find the root causes of the crisis. Turns out to do so she could have just looked in the mirror.’

Democrats, however, accused Republicans of being openly political in their motivations.

‘Testing new campaign messaging is not a good use of the House’s time,’ said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee.

Thompson called the bill a ‘second-rate attempt at election interference,’ adding, ‘Perhaps it’s also an ethics violation, since my Republican colleagues are blatantly using House resources for campaign purposes. And like so much other campaign literature, this political resolution is premised on falsehoods and supported by cherry-picked statistics.’

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital, ‘The mainstream media can try to rewrite history all they want, but the American people know the truth and our House Republican majority will remind them. Kamala Harris is Biden’s border czar, and the unprecedented invasion at our borders is hers to own.’

Left-wing lawmakers opposing the resolution also argued that Harris’ mission to tackle the root causes of migration was not a directive to oversee border security and operations.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., accused Republicans of ‘making up’ the border czar title in his weekly press conference on Thursday.

The resolution is the House’s last vote before Congress recesses for the month of August, to return after Labor Day.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.

Former President Trump is releasing his third official book since leaving office – a photo book filled with images to highlight the ‘great success’ of the U.S. under his leadership, telling Fox News Digital that it represents the ‘power’ that the country ‘will have again’ if he is re-elected in November. 

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, detailed his new book, ‘Save America,’ in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital Thursday.

The book offers a look at Trump’s first term, and ‘a vision for his next term,’ according to the description. Each photo in the new book has been selected by Trump, along with his words, which offer an insight into what will shape a possible second Trump administration.  

‘This book represents the campaign that we’re in the midst of, which has been going really well,’ Trump said.

The cover features the iconic photo taken by Evan Vucci of The Associated Press, of Trump standing triumphantly in front of an American flag, just moments after the assassination attempt earlier this month at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

‘Now, we’re running against a radical left lunatic,’ Trump said. ‘We beat Biden. That’s why he quit. He quit because of the debate. He quit because he got beaten. He was so far down in the polls that they threw him out.’ 

Biden suspended his re-election bid on Sunday amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party following his disastrous debate performance against Trump in June. 

Biden swiftly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his spot at the top of the ticket. Days later, Harris had commitments from the majority of Democratic delegates, signaling she has secured the presumptive Democratic presidential nomination. 

‘She is a radical left lunatic,’ Trump told Fox News Digital. ‘She’ll destroy our country. She doesn’t have what it takes to be president.’  

Trump said Harris ‘can’t deal with Putin and President Xi.’ 

‘They don’t want to hear that ridiculous laugh,’ he said. ‘And can you imagine her in meetings with these people?’ 

Trump reflected on her 2020 presidential campaign, saying, ‘she never made it to the first state.’ 

‘She never made it to Iowa,’ he said. ‘She’s worse than Biden.’ 

As for his new book, Trump stressed that it is ‘really representative of everything that’s happening now.’ 

‘It also represents a lot of the beautiful past in the White House, including my relationships with world leaders, which is so important right now, with Cuba being infiltrated by Russian ships; with planes being intercepted over Alaska; Russia and China playing, working together against the United States,’ he said. 

The former president and Republican presidential nominee said his third book is ‘really based on the life and times of our country and the success of our country – the great success of our country.’ 

Trump, in 2021, released his first photo book, titled, ‘Our Journey Together.’ In 2023, he released his second, titled, ‘Letters to Trump,’ featuring private correspondence between Trump and politicians and celebrities over the past 40 years.

The new book highlights historic summits with world leaders against the backdrop of scenes from inside the Trump White House. It also highlights Trump’s ‘major themes and accomplishments,’ including trade negotiations, tax cuts, international diplomacy and border security. 

The book is being published by Winning Team Publishing. 

‘We are thrilled to be publishing President Donald Trump’s third book, ‘Save America,’’ Winning Team Publishing CEO Sergio Gor told Fox News Digital. ‘As one of the all-time best-selling authors, President Trump’s newest book ‘Save America’ is the only photo book which highlights the past, and offers a roadmap for the future – directly from President Donald J. Trump.’ 

‘SAVE AMERICA’ will be available nationwide on Sept. 3. 

A newly formed election watchdog nonprofit organization has started paying out tens of thousands of dollars in ‘bounties’ to election whistleblowers as part of its unique goal of promoting election integrity by encouraging whistleblowers to come forward. 

The Fair Election Fund, a recently formed national election integrity watchdog group, is announcing this week it is awarding an initial $50,000 in ‘bounties’ to whistleblowers who have reported first-hand knowledge of voter fraud or irregularities across four states, including North Carolina and Michigan.

The Fair Election fund was set up earlier this year pledging millions of dollars to promote election integrity by paying and protecting whistleblowers on the front lines who are able to identify issues at polling places and election offices.

The group says it has heard from numerous whistleblowers across the country reporting issues receiving multiple ballots, delayed ballots, mailing address errors, independent parties blocked from overseeing counting, receiving ballots without requesting one and other issues.

‘The Fair Election Fund is thrilled that our incentives are working and we’re learning more about systemic problems with our election system, but this is just the beginning,’ Doug Collins, former congressman from Georgia and Fair Election Fund Senior Advisor, said in the press release.

‘The Fair Election Fund today is sharing the stories of the first brave whistleblowers who stepped up and exposed the wrongdoing they saw in the election process and we are grateful for their contribution. We must shine a light on these abuses and root out election fraud before Americans head to the polls this November.’

The group says in the press release that the ‘success’ of the ‘initial bounties’ shows the need for the group to expand, which it will do into key swing states in a six-figure digital ad buy during the Olympics. 

The new ad, titled ‘We’re Watching,’ will run in the swing states of Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina and tells the story of a Connecticut Democratic operative recently charged in an absentee ballot stuffing investigation.

Voting is our most sacred right as Americans, And when the stakes are this high,’ the ad states. ‘We can’t afford to let our guard down. When bad actors try to mess with our elections, they should know we’re watching, and they will be caught.’