Schumer and Jeffries announce backing for Harris after most Democrats endorse her

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Jan. 17, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. Biden is convening the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Feb. 27 to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Jan. 17, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. Biden is convening the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Feb. 27 to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

WASHINGTON — The two Democratic leaders in the US Congress endorse Kamala Harris for president, after she secured the backing of most of her party to take on Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.

“Now that the process has played out from the grassroots, bottom up, we are here today to throw our support behind Vice President Kamala Harris,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says in a joint press conference with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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