Schumer, Jeffries Endorse Harris for President

The endorsements came after the vice president secured the backing of a majority of delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) looks on, at a news conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 23, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced on July 23 they are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries were among the last remaining key Democrats to endorse Ms. Harris.