Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be VP running mate

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Harris picks Walz: Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from a relative unknown to a leading driver of the party’s attacks on Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda. Walz is a former educator, congressman and served in the Army National Guard. The duo will appear together in their first joint rally in Philadelphia later today before visiting other battleground states this week.

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JD Vance hits the campaign trail: Donald Trump’s running mate is bracketing the launch of the Democratic ticket with a series of events in the same cities and states as his opponents. Vance will make a campaign stop in Philadelphia this afternoon, hours before Harris and her running mate hold their first in-person rally.

Debate standoff: Harris plans to show up for a September 10 debate on ABC as previously arranged, and will use the airtime even if Trump does not participate, a source tells CNN. Trump insists he’ll only debate at an earlier date on Fox News.

Historic nominee: Harris won the Democratic presidential nomination, the party announced Monday, making her the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket

She is set to accept it in the coming days.

New Harris-Walz merchandise marks dramatic style shift from Biden campaign

From CNN's Betsy Klein

New merchandise launched by the Harris-Walz campaign marks a dramatic break in the style of the Biden-turned-Harris campaign. 

Biden campaign signage was in the sans-serif typeface “Decimal” and serifed “Mercury Text,” both designed by Hoefler&Co in consultation with Biden campaign senior creative adviser Robyn Kanner. 

When the Biden signage rolled into Harris branding 16 days ago, there was a notable continuity in style in the updated signage. 

The new typeface and color scheme unveiled Tuesday represents a notable change as Vice President Kamala Harris moves forward with her new running mate, and harkens back to her 2020 “KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PEOPLE” sans-serif logo.