Will Weissert | Associated Press

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to decide on a running mate, three Democrats thought to be on her short list — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly — did nothing Thursday to suggest they aren’t still in contention.

Democrats are trying to offer political counterprograming to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, announcing $15 million to fund campaign operations in seven key swing states.

President Joe Biden says “we can’t, we must not go down” the road of political violence in America after Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump. In a prime-time national address Sunday night, Biden said political passions can run high but “we must never descend into violence.”