Vice President Kamala Harris nears end of search for running mate -- with the choice in her hands

WASHINGTON -- Suspense is gathering arsenic Vice President Kamala Harris' moving mate enactment announcement nears -- with the process present resting successful her ain hands arsenic of Friday, a idiosyncratic acquainted tells ABC News.

The vetting, led by erstwhile Attorney General Eric Holder and his squad astatine the Covington and Burling instrumentality firm, has concluded and the process has been turned implicit to Harris, the root said.

Harris is expected to denote her prime by Tuesday evening, erstwhile she and her moving mate volition look unneurotic for a rally successful Philadelphia, kicking disconnected a multi-day blitz done battleground states.

They volition marque stops successful Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.

News that the process has present entered this last signifier was archetypal reported by the New York Times.

All eyes are present connected imaginable moving mates -- a premix of governors and 1 senator. Sources person confirmed to ABC News that Harris' vetting squad has met with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has canceled the fundraisers helium had planned successful the Hamptons this weekend, ABC News has confirmed. It's unclear present what his play docket entails.

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In a gaggle with the property pursuing a measure signing ceremonial connected Friday successful Pennsylvania, Shapiro dodged a bid of questions astir the moving mate process.

"I deliberation immoderate process questions similar that should spell straight to the Harris campaign," Shapiro said erstwhile asked if he'd met yet with Harris.

When asked what he'd bring to a statesmanlike ticket, helium said, "I'm not going to prosecute successful those kinds of hypotheticals," helium said.

But erstwhile asked if he'd beryllium successful "Philadelphia connected Tuesday" -- erstwhile Harris is scheduled to run for the archetypal clip with her moving mate -- Shapiro responded: "I anticipation to be."

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has besides canceled an point connected his Friday docket amid speculation helium whitethorn beryllium successful the running.

When asked by The Daily Show big Jon Stewart connected Monday if helium was being vetted, Buttigieg laughed and said "probably."

In an quality connected ABC's "The View" connected Friday, Buttigieg was much circumspect: " I'm flattered to adjacent beryllium mentioned successful this context, and it's a precise important choice, and she's going to marque the prime that is close for her, for the summons successful the campaign, but astir of all, for the country."

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly told MSNBC connected Wednesday that helium was "not going to get into immoderate of that. I americium going to beryllium focused connected making definite that Kamala is the adjacent president."

He noted his wife, erstwhile Rep. Gabby Giffords, has campaigned for Harris successful caller days successful Michigan and Pennsylvania, but noted, "next week, my plans close present are to beryllium successful Arizona."

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Appearing connected MSNBC connected Thursday night, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that "I'm not going to speech astir the conversations I've had astir that."

Pressed connected if that suggests determination were conversations and what they were, Pritzker said, "Well, people radical person called to speech to maine astir the anticipation of being the vice statesmanlike candidate. I'm not going to accidental who those radical were oregon speech astir those conversations. But, I'm flattered by each of it."

What astir his play plans? Pritzker had immoderate amusive answering: "Lollapalooza is happening this play present successful Chicago ... I've heard different governors talking astir however they've canceled their play plans. I was gonna perform, of course, with Blink-182 connected Sunday, but I've canceled successful bid to wide my schedule."

Walz besides has declined to straight code if helium is successful contention, telling reporters Thursday, "I'm not interviewing for anything. I'm just, americium who I am, and enactment it retired there," adding that the determination belongs to Harris.

In a tongue-in-cheek speech later, helium added, "I don't cognize if each precocious schoolhouse geography teacher expects to beryllium successful this presumption astatine immoderate point, but it is precise unusual to beryllium moving connected my treadmill and person radical talking astir the things that are determination and and I shriek back, this feline is excessively old."

Another imaginable vice statesmanlike contender, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, gave a stump-style code astatine a meal hosted by the Oklahoma Democratic Party connected Thursday night, praising Harris arsenic idiosyncratic who is "going to determination america into the future"

"As she says, 'we're not going back.' Or arsenic I say, 'we ain't going back,'" helium added.

President Joe Biden -- who endorsed Harris' statesmanlike bid instantly aft helium withdrew from the contention -- is giving nary hints arsenic to who Harris mightiness choose.

Leaving the White House connected Friday, Biden said "yes" erstwhile asked if helium has spoken to Harris astir her moving mate.

"I'll fto her enactment that out," Biden said erstwhile asked what qualities Harris should look for successful who she chooses.

Asked who Harris should select, Biden did not respond and laughed.