Vice President Kamala Harris spotlights maternal health during Bay Area homecoming
2 years, 8 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris spotlights maternal health during Bay Area homecoming

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Dr. Andrea Jackson during an event about Black maternal health at the UC San Francisco Medical Center’s Mission Bay campus. The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis, Vice President Kamala Harris declared Thursday in remarks at UC San Francisco as she wound down a weeklong trip to her home state. Vice President Kamala Harris greets expecting families after delivering remarks at a UC San Francisco health facility Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris during a tour of a health facility at UC San Francisco.

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Kamala Harris shares video for supporters; have you been drinking, ask people
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Kamala Harris shares video for supporters; have you been drinking, ask people

India Today  

US Vice President Kamala Harris has addressed her supporters for the first time since her defeat in the recent presidential election against Republican Donald Trump, 78. In a video shared by the Democratic Party’s official X account, Harris appeared sad and subdued -- a stark contrast to her typically cheerful character. In the video, Harris, dressed in professional attire but …

Opinion: America’s Next Chapter: The Case for Kamala Harris
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: America’s Next Chapter: The Case for Kamala Harris

Huff Post  

We are among the millions of Americans who have already cast their votes for Kamala Harris for president. When she’s crafting solutions for America’s future, she’s thinking about the single parent working two jobs who couldn’t make it to the town hall; the rural family struggling with internet access who couldn’t join the virtual meeting; the first-generation college student studying …

Kamala Harris's Journey: A Mother's Legacy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris's Journey: A Mother's Legacy

India Today  

Kamala Harris emphasizes the importance of her mother's immigrant journey in shaping her life and political identity. She recounts her mother's journey to the United States at 19, highlighting her contributions to breast cancer research. By focusing on her mother's experience, Harris aims to break down barriers and inspire women of color to pursue leadership roles.

Kamala Harris reassures world that she is still confident in Joe Biden's mental ability to serve president despite recent gaffes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris reassures world that she is still confident in Joe Biden's mental ability to serve president despite recent gaffes

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris is still vouching for President Joe Biden's mental and physical stamina, even as he continues showing signs of his age. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris applauds U.S. President Joe Biden US President Joe Biden welcomes Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to the stage during the 2024 Phoenix Awards Dinner On Saturday, …

Harris says she is different from Biden because ‘I offer a new generation of leadership’
3 months, 1 week ago

Harris says she is different from Biden because ‘I offer a new generation of leadership’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, who presents herself as the candidate of change as she runs for president against Republican Donald Trump, said Friday that she’s different from President Joe Biden because she offers “a new generation of leadership.” In her first solo television interview since she became the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris also criticized the “hate and division …

Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions on CNN about her policy views
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions on CNN about her policy views

NPR  

Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions on CNN about her policy views It was Harris' first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with CNN for her first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: The most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and …

How Kamala Harris would govern
4 months ago

How Kamala Harris would govern

Live Mint  

CHICAGO—President Biden came into office trumpeting a sweeping agenda to rescue the shellshocked American economy, with his advisers comparing his ambitions to those of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. So far, Harris has endorsed many of Biden’s leftovers—the suite of proposals that he didn’t manage to get through Congress, from paid family leave to affordable child care. “Of …

Bass cites Harris’ ‘passion’ and ‘fearlessness’ in helping children
4 months ago

Bass cites Harris’ ‘passion’ and ‘fearlessness’ in helping children

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was met with chants of “Karen! Karen!” after she described Vice President Kamala Harris as a role model who would fight to protect children at Monday’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention. “Our bond was forged years ago, by a shared commitment to children,” said Bass, who has known Harris, 59, for nearly two …

Opinion: I Knew In 2007 Kamala Harris Should Be President.
4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: I Knew In 2007 Kamala Harris Should Be President.

Huff Post  

This column is part of a HuffPost series of Black women writers exploring Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy. As we reflect on the challenges that Black women have bravely confronted throughout modern history, including the indomitable spirit of Fannie Lou Hamer and the trailblazing leadership of Shirley Chisholm, it is clear that Kamala Harris stands as a beacon of hope and …

Kamala Harris is poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris is poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday. More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris’ coronation as her party’s standard-bearer will cap a …

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris: ‘She gives us all reason to hope’
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris: ‘She gives us all reason to hope’

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Obama embrace during an event at the White House in 2022. Former President Obama, one of the most respected voices in the modern Democratic Party, and former First Lady Michelle Obama officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday to be their party’s White House nominee in the fall. Citing Harris’ work as …

Inside Kamala Harris’ bumpy ride from near political doom to a rebound that has Democrats hopeful
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Inside Kamala Harris’ bumpy ride from near political doom to a rebound that has Democrats hopeful

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago, flags and a foggy Mexico City skyline behind her. “As a result, I don’t think the voters always get to see Kamala being Kamala.” Behind the scenes, Harris liked to curse and make sarcastic jokes. “When …

Kamala Harris: The most desperate Republican attack on her yet is also the silliest.
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kamala Harris: The most desperate Republican attack on her yet is also the silliest.

Slate  

Just a few days after Kamala Harris entered the race for the presidency, the conservative attacks on her are already taking shape. Some of the accusations lobbed at Harris are true, insofar as she is indeed a beautiful woman who laughs and does not have biological children, although she is a stepmother to two: Cole Emhoff, who works in film, …

'Baseless': MSNBC host delivers searing takedown of election-denying Republican lawmaker
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Baseless': MSNBC host delivers searing takedown of election-denying Republican lawmaker

Raw Story  

An MSNBC host leveled a MAGA Republican lawmaker Tuesday night who joined colleagues and allies in calling Vice President Kamala Harris a "DEI" hire, referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Ruhle played a clip of Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett telling CNN that Biden in 2020 said he wanted to "hire a Black female for vice president." Read also: Watch: …

Hollywood power brokers pushed for Biden to step down. Now they’re stepping up for Harris
5 months ago

Hollywood power brokers pushed for Biden to step down. Now they’re stepping up for Harris

LA Times  

Barely a month ago, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood A-listers turned out for President Joe Biden. He fell walking up the stairs to Air Force One; he mixed up Syria and Libya at a news conference and called Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump.” While allies and critics alike began commenting, the campaign dismissed their concerns as isolated incidents; Biden …

AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee
5 months ago

AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey, as top Democrats rallied to her in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his bid for reelection. Harris, in a statement, responded to the AP tally, saying she …

Prosecutor to presidential hopeful: The rise of Kamala Harris
5 months ago

Prosecutor to presidential hopeful: The rise of Kamala Harris

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris, shown in 2023, is suddenly the front-runner to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Tenacious.” “With our democracy at stake and our future on the line, no one is better to prosecute the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision and guide our country in a healthier direction than America’s Vice President, @KamalaHarris,” he posted on X. Harris, …

Who is US Vice President Kamala Harris — and can she beat Donald Trump?
5 months ago

Who is US Vice President Kamala Harris — and can she beat Donald Trump?

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden endorsed Harris after dropping out of the presidential race, but it is unclear if she will be embraced by the Democratic Party. In a one-two upheaval in US politics, President Joe Biden has said he will not run for re-election in November and instead endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris already made history by becoming the first …

Republicans increase attacks on Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s political future hangs in the balance
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans increase attacks on Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s political future hangs in the balance

The Independent  

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Harris under pressure to outline stakes of the election as Biden faces calls to step aside
5 months, 1 week ago

Harris under pressure to outline stakes of the election as Biden faces calls to step aside

CNN  

CNN — As President Joe Biden took on his critics in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris this week made the case to their allies around the country. “We will win, because we know what’s at stake.” Whether Biden steps aside or – as he has insisted for nearly two weeks – remains the Democratic nominee, Harris has been under increased …

Kamala Harris: Vice president on front lines of political crisis
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris: Vice president on front lines of political crisis

LA Times  

Kamala Harris, photographed in Los Angeles on Nov. 21. “The good news for her is that the way she would prove that she is ready to take the top spot is by saying and doing all the things she would be doing as a running mate anyway.” For decades, San Francisco dominated Golden State politics, its status cemented by the …

Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By the time Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into her third fundraiser since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate last week, she had her routine down. “Vote Joe Biden today, get Kamala Harris tomorrow,” said an But for now, Harris is Biden’s top advocate as he faces calls to shake up his campaign or end his reelection effort. Harris …

Vice President Kamala Harris met by protesters outside fundraiser in San Francisco
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Vice President Kamala Harris met by protesters outside fundraiser in San Francisco

LA Times  

Demonstrators calling for a cease-fire in Gaza protest in San Francisco as Vice President Kamala Harris arrived for a fundraiser on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris, the former San Francisco district attorney, arrived at her old stomping ground Wednesday to raise money for the Biden-Harris reelection campaign and was greeted by more than a hundred pro-Palestinian protesters. Her appearance in …

In a first, Vice President Harris tours Minnesota clinic that performs abortions
9 months, 1 week ago

In a first, Vice President Harris tours Minnesota clinic that performs abortions

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a U.S. president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of reproductive rights in this year’s election. “We have to be a nation that trusts women.” Harris said she met …

Kamala Harris, in San Francisco, outlines ‘profound’ stakes of election, raises her own profile
9 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris, in San Francisco, outlines ‘profound’ stakes of election, raises her own profile

LA Times  

Kamala Harris speaks at a Nov. 15 event in San Francisco. “So the world is watching this election, not to mention the profound stakes that the American people have in the outcome of this November.” Polls show the Biden-Harris campaign faces an uncertain path toward reelection, despite Trump’s ongoing legal troubles and skepticism by independent and Republican voters that his …

Inside Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff’s L.A.
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff’s L.A.

LA Times  

The headaches begin the moment Air Force Two touches down at LAX. In a city full of celebrities and A-listers, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s presence is hard to escape. I’m from this area and I’m like, ‘Wow.’ This is incredible for our neighborhood.” Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are photographed in …

Kamala Harris popularity: Why timing may be her greatest issue.
1 year, 2 months ago

Kamala Harris popularity: Why timing may be her greatest issue.

Slate  

By the old political playbook, Kamala Harris did everything right. Harris holds the distinction of being “first” in a long list of roles: first Black vice president, first South Asian vice president, first female vice president, first Black attorney general of California, first South Asian attorney general of California, first female attorney general of California, first elected Black female district …

Column: Reports of a rift between Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren play into Republican hands
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Reports of a rift between Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren play into Republican hands

LA Times  

There are so many ways to delegitimize a woman in politics: Attack her for the sound of her laughter, for shedding a tear on the campaign trail, for her choice of clothing, for being cranky with her staff or eating her salad with a comb. In January, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was asked during a Boston Public Radio …

Vice President Harris expected to lean hard into abortion fight
2 years, 7 months ago

Vice President Harris expected to lean hard into abortion fight

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris talked about maternal health while visiting San Francisco last month. Vice President Kamala Harris, the highest-ranking elected woman in American history, is likely to play an expanded role in pushing the Democrats’ political case on protecting abortion rights as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade. “There is nothing hypothetical about this moment,” …

Kamala Harris is prescribed antiviral drug after testing positive for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Kamala Harris is prescribed antiviral drug after testing positive for coronavirus

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for the coronavirus but has no symptoms, and hasn’t had recent contact with President Biden, her office said. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the highest ranking official in the Biden administration to test positive for the coronavirus but was not experiencing symptoms, her office said. “The Vice President will return to the …

News Analysis: Harris turns to maternal health in California as the White House struggles on midterm message
2 years, 8 months ago

News Analysis: Harris turns to maternal health in California as the White House struggles on midterm message

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris, pictured here delivering a speech at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, is scheduled to speak about maternal health in San Francisco on Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to her hometown of San Francisco on Thursday to highlight her longtime focus on maternal health, capping a quiet week in California as the …

Vice President Kamala Harris, in her toughest hour, is keeping a tighter circle
2 years, 8 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris, in her toughest hour, is keeping a tighter circle

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris was marinating in a fresh stew of commentary about her public polling that showed her home state approval numbers were almost as dismal as her national ones. “Of course, we addressed her as Madam Vice President, but she was Kamala to us,” said Amelia Ashley-Ward, a Harris friend who is also the publisher of the Sun-Reporter, …

Harris still struggling to define herself one year in VP job
2 years, 11 months ago

Harris still struggling to define herself one year in VP job

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden put the full weight of his presidency behind voting rights action last week, heading to Capitol Hill in an effort to push Democrats to change Senate rules to pass legislation. Both White House press secretary Jen Psaki and Harris aides had no clear answer when asked why the vice president didn’t join Biden in the …

Column: Kamala Harris, the incredible disappearing vice president
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: Kamala Harris, the incredible disappearing vice president

LA Times  

Kamala Harris made history when she was elected vice president, but since then has settled into a more traditional back-seat role. She shattered all kinds of ceiling glass when Joe Biden made California’s junior senator his running mate and Harris was elected vice president. No one like her — the first woman, first Black person, first Asian American elected vice …

How Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on a kids’ YouTube special backfired
3 years, 2 months ago

How Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on a kids’ YouTube special backfired

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris views the telescope at the Naval Observatory while recording a YouTube special in August. It should have been the safest of political appearances — a group of kids gushing about their love of science and space exploration with Vice President Kamala Harris. And the video, filmed on location at the White House and the vice president’s …

Vice President Harris, former President Obama join Newsom’s fight against recall effort
3 years, 3 months ago

Vice President Harris, former President Obama join Newsom’s fight against recall effort

LA Times  

Harris and Obama are the latest high-profile Democrats to join Newsom’s all-out push against Larry Elder and lesser-known candidates as the recall vote nears. Gavin Newsom received a boost from a familiar face Wednesday when his longtime political ally Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the Bay Area to campaign for him against the GOP-led recall. “They wouldn’t be trying …

Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a meeting at the White House on Aug. 12, before being called away for an urgent intelligence briefing on Afghanistan. Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan. “The decision always rests with him,” she added, “but I have seen him over …

Column: Kamala Harris is making history again — as Republicans’ prime campaign target
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: Kamala Harris is making history again — as Republicans’ prime campaign target

LA Times  

In North Carolina, Senate hopeful Pat McCrory vows to take on the “Harris-Biden administration” and thwart the vice president and Democrats “who want to radically change America for years to come.” In Alabama, Jessica Taylor paints a dystopian portrait of “Kamala’s America” — conspicuously mispronouncing Harris’ first name — and promises to be “Kamala’s worst nightmare” if she joins the …

Harris returns home to L.A. for first time as vice president
3 years, 10 months ago

Harris returns home to L.A. for first time as vice president

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to her Brentwood home Friday for her first extended visit in about a year — and her first as vice president — taking a three-day personal weekend to handle chores, including packing belongings. She was introduced as “a proven achiever, California’s own vice president.” “It is so good to be back with all …

Kamala Harris' Ancestral Village in Tamil Nadu Cheers for Her Before Swearing-in as American VP
3 years, 11 months ago

Kamala Harris' Ancestral Village in Tamil Nadu Cheers for Her Before Swearing-in as American VP

News 18  

A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the US vice president. She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” Ahead of the inauguration, special prayers for her success were held …

Introducing ‘Covering Kamala Harris’ from the Los Angeles Times
3 years, 11 months ago

Introducing ‘Covering Kamala Harris’ from the Los Angeles Times

LA Times  

An illustration of Kamala Harris, who will be sworn in as vice president Wednesday. The Times has covered Kamala Harris’ political career since 1994, when then-Assembly Speaker Willie Brown appointed her to the California Medical Assistance Commission. She’d later become the first South Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate, and only the second Black woman ever to serve in …

Kamala Harris: Vice president and Democratic Party heir apparent?
3 years, 11 months ago

Kamala Harris: Vice president and Democratic Party heir apparent?

Al Jazeera  

Harris will make history on Wednesday and will be closely watched as the possible future of the Democratic Party. “That solidifies her in her own right, not only as vice president but into the future.” But, he added, her fate will now be tied to the Biden administration’s success: “As goes the president, goes the vice president.” Biden, who at …

Kamala Harris is on the cusp of power but has to tread carefully
4 years ago

Kamala Harris is on the cusp of power but has to tread carefully

LA Times  

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., as she and President-elect Joe Biden, right, introduce their selections for economic policy posts. “There’s going to be plenty of people in the White House that are going to be highly circumspect about anything Kamala Harris does or says for the same reason they were concerned about her …

'Madam Vice President-elect': Kamala Harris' Husband Shares Heartwarming Post After US Elections
4 years, 1 month ago

'Madam Vice President-elect': Kamala Harris' Husband Shares Heartwarming Post After US Elections

News 18  

It was a surreal moment for Vice President elect Kamala Harris last week when the American voters chose her Democrat party as the next government of the country. Kamala’s husband Douglas Emhoff expressed his elation at the news with a heart-warming post on Instagram last week. Many also expressed how the couple has broken long-held stereotypical roles as one user …

Hollywood Celebrates Kamala Harris: 'My VP is a Black Woman!'
4 years, 1 month ago

Hollywood Celebrates Kamala Harris: 'My VP is a Black Woman!'

News 18  

Congratulatory posts have been pouring in over the last several hours for US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, who is set to become the first female Vice President of America. Amma, we made it 💖 Overjoyed to welcome our new Vice President: @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/VH9KLxErmR — Padma Lakshmi November 7, 2020 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, famous for her role …

Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect
4 years, 1 month ago

Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect

CNN  

CNN — Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it. Harris’ triumph, in particular, marks a new high point in a career of barrier-breaking accomplishments, from San Francisco district attorney to …

Editorial: Kamala Harris is a vice president-elect like no other
4 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Kamala Harris is a vice president-elect like no other

LA Times  

The glass ceiling that Sen. Kamala Harris just broke Saturday when she became the first woman ever to be elected vice president of the United States may not be the highest in American politics, but it’s as close as they come. Pressured by women’s advocates and believing there was a gender gap to fill, former Vice President Walter Mondale picked …

Kamala Harris makes history many times over as vice president-elect
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris makes history many times over as vice president-elect

LA Times  

With her election to the second-highest post in the nation, Kamala Harris has secured her place in history as a first — several times over. Wearing suffragist white and occupying the unorthodox speaking slot before her running mate, President-elect Joe Biden, Harris made a forceful prediction: “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be …

Kamala Harris makes history as first ‘Madam Vice President’
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris makes history as first ‘Madam Vice President’

Al Jazeera  

Harris will become the first Black and South Asian woman to take the office, the latest in a career of firsts. Her reputation as an effective fundraiser was also a factor: Biden’s campaign raised nearly $11m in the first four hours after Harris was announced as his running mate. — Joe Biden August 11, 2020 During the campaign, analysts agreed …

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