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A decision is expected in September; aides had eyed Labor Day as the optimal time but don’t rule out that it could stretch later. Biden will also be involved in preparations for visits by Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Without saying what he thinks the VP’s decision should or would be, Earnest heaped praise on the former senator who has been at Obama’s side since the 2009 inauguration – and who could pose the biggest threat of any Democrat to primary front-runner Hillary Clinton.