30 Jul 2024

USA correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 30 July 2024
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on July 22, 2024 shows US Vice President Kamala Harris arriving for an event honoring National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship teams from the 2023-2024 season, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024 and former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump standing on stage after accepting his party's nomination on the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. Democrats rapidly coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris on July 22, 2024 as she raced to secure the party's nomination to take on Donald Trump in November in the wake of President Joe Biden's sensational exit. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

There's much talk in Washington DC about who is in the running for the Vice President contender and who Kamala Harris will pick.

Ron looks back at JD Vance's week in the spotlight after former President Donald Trump named his as his running mate. And he looks ahead to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this month.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.