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Some of today's top stories17 News is your local election headquarters...    Joe Biden has officially stepped down in the race for the white house...    Announcing yesterday that he will NOT seek reelection in November.    NBC's Brie Jackson is in Washington this morning with the very latest.While this new page in American history raised many eyebrows in Kern County...    Both parties say they're ready for the election in November.    17's Jenny Huh has the reaction from local political leaders.Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential race has caused an aftermath of mixed opinions online. So has his endorsement of Kamala Harris as president. 17's Aleeya Fitzgerald has the reaction from our younger generation.Memes – those visual one-liners that populate the web, especially in reaction to major news events – started hitting Facebook, X and the rest – within minutes of Joe Biden's announcement.         17's Robert Price has been collecting what he could find.