LIVE: @NBCNewsNow Special Report: Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris hold their first joint 2020 campaign event.https://t.co/B16XMUtEVq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 12, 2020

Joe Biden: "Today is not only the day I'm proud to introduce Sen. Harris…it's also the third anniversary of that terrible day in Charlottesville."

"It was a wake-up call for all of us as a country. For me, it was a call to action." https://t.co/6YmWkhQHPN pic.twitter.com/VO5bF65ESc

— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris: "Joe, I'm so proud to stand with you. And I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination, and resilience makes my presence here today even possible."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 12, 2020

“The case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut.” –@KamalaHarris

— Vincent Evans (@VinceEvans) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris goes after Trump in her first speech as Biden's running mate: "America is crying out for leadership. Yet we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him. A president who is making every challenge we face more difficult to solve." pic.twitter.com/ppATtcx2zO

— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris: "He inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden. And then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground"

BOOM

— Ben Wexler (@mrbenwexler) August 12, 2020

Little bit of a chills moment there as @KamalaHarris recounted the feeling of getting to stand up in court and say your name, "For the People" (or, as a fed, "For the United States").

All the prosecutors and other public servants out there know exactly what she's talking about.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) August 12, 2020

Joe Biden: "I've asked Kamala to be the last voice in the room… always tell me the truth… challenge my assumptions if she disagrees. Ask the tough questions. Because that's the way we make the best decisions for the American people."

HOLY SHIT. This speech is GOLD.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 12, 2020

Happening now: @JoeBiden with a little NEWS at top of his remarks with @KamalaHarris, announcing the campaign set a new grassroots fundraising record yesterday — by more than double — and also set an all-time record for money raised online in a day for a political campaign.

— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) August 12, 2020

There is something to be said in this moment for those seeking to lead this country to be compelled to do so w/o the balm and encouragement of applause. Campaigning during COVID will be illuminating.

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 12, 2020

My only regret is that Biden and Harris likely won't be able to hit the road together for large, public events. Stylistically, they really do complement each other so well. This is a ticket that would fire up crowds – and do it in a positive way that unifies the country.

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) August 12, 2020

"…while the GOP has controlled the Senate for about 22 of the past 40 years, Republican senators have represented a majority of the nation's population for only a single session over that period: from 1997 to 1998." https://t.co/MvxDAbyPUR

— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) August 12, 2020

Trump campaign officials spent the day insisting they are "focused strictly on talking about how Harris completes the radical leftist takeover of Joe Biden."

Meanwhile, the campaign's senior legal adviser chooses to weigh in during her speech with https://t.co/izCvVhcXM6

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) August 12, 2020

Every so often, you get to pick the headline to go with your story. And let me tell you, it feels *great* https://t.co/jSNv6yAzfH

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) August 12, 2020

NEW: Kanye West garnered only 2% support overall among registered voters. His support among Black voters is just as meager — 2% — and Biden’s 9-point lead over Trump is unmoved with or without West on the ballot.

Another GOP flop.https://t.co/wSPu1mRCyG

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 12, 2020

Holy fuck. “One Black female diplomat told colleagues that Mr. Johnson disparaged her efforts to schedule events for Black History Month, asking her whether he would have to address an audience that was ‘just a bunch of Black people.’“ https://t.co/Ahvcd0f73u

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 12, 2020

If the GOP wants to be a relevant political force in the future, it cannot endorse those who embrace QAnon and other conspiracy theories. https://t.co/Kvxhiu1lRs

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) August 12, 2020

Charlottesville was 3 years ago. #NothingHasChanged. pic.twitter.com/SfRwTFxwJQ

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 12, 2020

We're also now just wildly embarrassing:

"The Energy Department today proposed easing efficiency requirements for shower heads following multiple complaints from President Trump about how low water flow is impeding his ability to properly wash his hair."https://t.co/oQzflFDbJ7

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 12, 2020

If you agree with Alex Jones, you are beyond help and I pray for your lost soul. This is the future of the @GOP. https://t.co/khigyrBcOa

— Openly Yo-Semite (@FedUpXGOPer) August 12, 2020

Air Force helicopter forced to make an emergency landing after being shot at from ground in Virginia https://t.co/rc8YDPCNDo pic.twitter.com/aABXhNSqvI

— The Hill (@thehill) August 12, 2020

AMERICA FIRST https://t.co/XZWhxuEaoi

— Travis Helwig (@travishelwig) August 12, 2020

Britain plunges into deep recession, with steep job losses and Europe’s highest virus death toll https://t.co/IBW4MQ9gYH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2020

Worst recession the country has ever seen and the Telegraph – the paper most responsible for giving us the man who made it so much worse than it needed to be – reckons it’s worth only a wee filler on its front page. pic.twitter.com/nkRgnGmDCE

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 12, 2020

UK's COVID-19 death toll lowered to 41,000 after methodology change https://t.co/OKZXTg6e2j pic.twitter.com/TBcLr2f4qS

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

Britain has now recorded the largest fall in GDP of any major country as well as the highest excess death rate in Europe

Is it any wonder Boris Johnson’s Gov’t are trying to distract us by pointing their fingers at desperate migrants arriving in dinghieshttps://t.co/bcaxcxORj6

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 12, 2020

Can’t wait to see how this turns out. https://t.co/JMAknncXZQ

— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) August 12, 2020

"The Government is under fresh pressure to secure the supply of food after the Brexit transition period as a [Best for Britain/YouGov] poll shows 60 per cent of Britons believe the cost of daily essentials will rise if there is no trade deal with the EU."https://t.co/fIbjXH4YHe

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 12, 2020

“Hello, police? I’d like to report a particularly brutal but equally hilarious murder.”pic.twitter.com/Nc3zG3qdxa

— 🏳️‍🌈 Max 🏳️‍🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) August 12, 2020

The more interesting part of tomorrow’s visit is the announcement of the first stage of the government’s plans to mark the centenary of NI’s creation in 2021. Govt setting up bodies to work alongside Govt to draw up a centenary programme… https://t.co/tLXkzLVEh2

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) August 12, 2020

The UK’s first socially distanced concert is happening now in Newcastle.

Attendees have their own private viewing area with 6-feet of space between them.

A whole new world…pic.twitter.com/JD8UNGXJdF

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 12, 2020

Thoughts are with everyone dealing with the train crash in Scotland today both emergency services, rail and colleagues in the hospitals. Thoughts are also with those involved and their friends and families. https://t.co/8mwBYb7a4F

— John Weeks (@jwresus) August 12, 2020

The autocratic leader of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, once admitted to rigging the vote — lowering his share to make it plausible. He seems to have badly miscalculated by manipulating his latest presidential win, but losing his aura of invincibility. https://t.co/oki4hYtk6f

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 12, 2020

BBC: Security forces now shooting at protesters with live rounds in Belarushttps://t.co/vHXuXLySB8

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 12, 2020

Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in two weeks, some Russians wary https://t.co/mziUPzXlZu pic.twitter.com/0E2ZLiuU1T

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

Dr. Fauci says he has serious doubts that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective.

"I hope that the Russians have actually, definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective," Fauci said. "I seriously doubt that they've done that." https://t.co/njaxMo9RHp

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 12, 2020

The @WHO noticed that people in Beirut stopped taking COVID-19 protective measures after the blast that rocked the capital. Social distancing was not followed, leading to a rise in coronavirus cases among medics and injured people https://t.co/QLa08v15l6 pic.twitter.com/1OOHede1gv

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

WHO Recommends Postponing Dentist Appointments During Pandemic https://t.co/31joLSJo3L pic.twitter.com/YsFexeIeof

— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) August 12, 2020

The U.S. has all but surrendered to China's vision of internet sovereignty https://t.co/un81gEteWA

— Josh Keating (@joshuakeating) August 12, 2020