Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach
1 year, 9 months ago

Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will spend a week in Africa at the end of March as the United States deepens its outreach to the continent amid global competition, notably with China. “The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity,” said a statement from the vice president’s spokesperson, Kirsten Allen. Allen said the vice president’s agenda will include promoting democracy, climate adaptation, women’s economic empowerment and food security. Besides meeting the presidents of each of the three countries she’s visiting, Harris plans to talk with “young leaders, business representatives, entrepreneurs, and members of the African Diaspora,” Allen said.

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Under extraordinary circumstances Harris stepped up, led historic campaign: Biden
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Under extraordinary circumstances Harris stepped up, led historic campaign: Biden

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday applauded Vice President Kamala Harris for leading a historic campaign under extraordinary circumstances. She's been a tremendous partner and public servant full of integrity, courage, and character," Biden said in a statement. "Under extraordinary circumstances, she stepped up and led a historic campaign that embodied what's possible when guided by a strong moral compass …

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 …

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside Gov. Roy Cooper, right, after a briefing Saturday on the damage from Hurricane Helene in Charlotte, N.C. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised strangers helping strangers as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. …

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 …

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 …

Ex-US VP Al Gore endorses Kamala Harris for president
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-US VP Al Gore endorses Kamala Harris for president

ABP News  

Washington, Jul 29 : Former US Vice President Al Gore has endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate for the high-stake election in November, citing her long record of standing up against oil and gas executives in support of the middle-class and the climate. “With so much at stake in this year’s election – from strengthening democracy in …

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 …

A President Harris can handle being a 'first' in so many ways
5 months ago

A President Harris can handle being a 'first' in so many ways

LA Times  

The more America sees Vice President Kamala Harris and gets to know her, the more America will see what President Biden saw when he selected her as his running mate: She can handle it. I’m talking about what she’ll have to endure as a “first.” Biden saw up close what it’s like, having campaigned with and served two terms next …

Kamala Harris Brings ‘New Energy’ On Abortion, Reproductive Rights
5 months ago

Kamala Harris Brings ‘New Energy’ On Abortion, Reproductive Rights

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Many reproductive rights advocates let out a quiet sigh of relief when President Joe Biden announced on Sunday afternoon that he would not seek reelection. Nearly half the country has effectively criminalized abortion care since the Supreme Court repealed federal protections, and the president still struggles to say the word “abortion.” Several progressive abortion rights groups have …

Vice President Kamala Harris leads list of contenders for spots on the Democratic ticket
5 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris leads list of contenders for spots on the Democratic ticket

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden’s decision to step down as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president opens the door for other contenders to become the Democratic nominee in November. The president has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, and other prominent Democrats moved quickly to rally around her candidacy, but it’s unclear just how smooth her path to the party’s …

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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At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November. “In 122 days, we each have the power to decide what kind of country we want to …

Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election
5 months, 3 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 …

Joe Biden and I look forward to finishing the job, says Kamala Harris
1 year, 7 months ago

Joe Biden and I look forward to finishing the job, says Kamala Harris

The Hindu  

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on April 25 urged Americans to come together to fight for democracy, continue to make progress, and make sure all Americans can get ahead and thrive. "This is a pivotal moment in our history," said Ms. Harris, who is the first woman and the first Indian American and first African American to be the vice …

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure
1 year, 8 months ago

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

Associated Press  

LUSAKA, Zambia — Vice President Kamala Harris may have traveled halfway around the world to reach this corner of Africa, but she was welcomed as a “daughter of our own country” when she sat down with Zambia’s leader. The visit, President Hakainde Hichilema said, was “like a homecoming.” It was a reference to a childhood trip to Zambia when Harris’ …

Vice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa
1 year, 8 months ago

Vice President Harris’ trip aims to deepen US ties in Africa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will try to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa during a weeklong trip that is the latest and highest profile outreach by the Biden administration as it moves to counter China’s growing influence. But it takes time.” In Africa, Harris will be closely watched as the first person of color and first woman …

Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership
1 year, 8 months ago

Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership

Associated Press  

ACCRA, Ghana — If U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has a favorite number on her trip to Africa, it’s undoubtedly 19. She called the women at the table “a model for the potential of all people,” and said that “the well-being of women will be a reflection of the well-being of all of society.” Harris is the highest-profile member of …

US Vice President Kamala Harris out to reframe American views on Africa, foster partnership
1 year, 8 months ago

US Vice President Kamala Harris out to reframe American views on Africa, foster partnership

Firstpost  

Accra, Ghana: If US Vice President Kamala Harris has a favourite number on her trip to Africa, it’s undoubtedly 19. “And we will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment atmosphere that will not only guarantee the safety of their investments, but good returns on those investments as well.” By diversifying the country’s economy beyond exporting natural resources, Akufo-Addo …

Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership
1 year, 8 months ago

Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership

The Independent  

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Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future
1 year, 8 months ago

Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future

Associated Press  

CAPE COAST, Ghana — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of a colonial-era seaside fort and down into the dungeons, touring a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded onto ships bound for the Americas. History must be learned.” The nation’s first Black and South Asian vice president is …

US VP Harris says ‘history must be learned’ at Ghana slave castle
1 year, 8 months ago

US VP Harris says ‘history must be learned’ at Ghana slave castle

Al Jazeera  

Vice president is on an African tour, as part of a charm offensive by Washington to counterbalance the growing influence of China and Russia. United States Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered a speech on women’s empowerment to thousands of young Ghanaians in the capital, Accra, and toured a coastal building that was the last stop for Africans sold into …

Kamala Harris arrives in Ghana on three-nation African tour
1 year, 8 months ago

Kamala Harris arrives in Ghana on three-nation African tour

Firstpost  

The trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia until 2 April comes after a December summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington with US leaders and counterparts from Africa, a continent where China and Russia are enjoying rising influence Accra: US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday at the start of a three-nation African tour, as Washington …

In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘excited about the future of Africa’
1 year, 8 months ago

In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘excited about the future of Africa’

Associated Press  

ACCRA, Ghana — Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by schoolchildren, dancers and drummers as she arrived Sunday in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future. “I’m very excited about the future of Africa.” She said she wanted to promote economic growth and food security …

US Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa to boost ties
1 year, 8 months ago

US Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa to boost ties

Al Jazeera  

Week-long tour of the continent comes at a time when the US is seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China. Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she began a week-long tour of the continent aimed at countering the influence of rivals Russia and …

Jill Biden heads to Namibia, Kenya; part of US-Africa push
1 year, 10 months ago

Jill Biden heads to Namibia, Kenya; part of US-Africa push

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jill Biden headed for Africa on Tuesday, first stop Namibia, declaring as she departed Washington that she had “a lot to accomplish” during a five-day visit focused on empowering women and young people and addressing food insecurity. The first lady’s visit to Namibia and Kenya is part of a push by the United States to step up engagement …

Biden tells African leaders US is ‘all in’ on the continent
2 years ago

Biden tells African leaders US is ‘all in’ on the continent

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told dozens of African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States is “all in on Africa’s future,” laying out billions in promised government funding and private investment Wednesday to help the growing continent in health, infrastructure, business and technology. “The U.S. is committed to supporting every aspect of Africa’s growth,” Biden told the leaders …

US Vice President Kamala Harris To Welcome Leaders for Summit of the Americas
2 years, 6 months ago

US Vice President Kamala Harris To Welcome Leaders for Summit of the Americas

The Quint  

US Vice President Kamala Harris will be welcoming leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to her home state of California during the Summit of the Americas from 6 June to 11 June. Harris will be taking on the Herculean task of figuring out the root causes of migration similar to Joe Biden, during his days as a vice president. …

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, …

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 …

Kamala Harris faces thorny policy challenges on first international trip
3 years, 6 months ago

Kamala Harris faces thorny policy challenges on first international trip

Raw Story  

Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday urged would-be Guatemalan migrants not to come to the U.S. border illegally even as she expressed empathy for why they might make the difficult decision to flee their culture, their kin and the only home they have ever known. In March, Biden tasked Harris with addressing the root causes …

Vice President Kamala Devi Harris: A new chapter opens in America's politics
3 years, 11 months ago

Vice President Kamala Devi Harris: A new chapter opens in America's politics

India TV News  

Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath Wednesday to hold the nation’s second-highest office. “You will now have a Black woman who will walk into the White House not as a guest but as a second in command of …

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 …

'Long time coming': As VP-elect Kamala Harris ascends, Black women express elation and relief
4 years, 1 month ago

'Long time coming': As VP-elect Kamala Harris ascends, Black women express elation and relief

Firstpost  

Kamala Harris’ pathbreaking course prompted explosions of joy within explosions — of pride, elation, relief and a sense of hard-fought accomplishment. “I know that it won’t solve all problems, but it definitely will raise the spirit and the drive of Black women,” Latimore said, adding that she was “just so glad to see something like this happen.” Along with the …

Kamala Harris makes history as Americas first black, female Vice President-elect
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris makes history as Americas first black, female Vice President-elect

Daily Mail  

Kamala Harris has made history as the first black woman elected as vice president of the United States, celebrating the monumental milestone with a hug from her husband and a phone call from President-elect Joe Biden. Harris' husband Doug Emhoff, an attorney who will also make history as the nation's first Second Gentleman, posted a photo of the couple hugging, …

Column: Why Kamala Harris could become an unapologetically Black vice president
4 years, 1 month ago

Column: Why Kamala Harris could become an unapologetically Black vice president

LA Times  

For the first time in American history, we will have a vice president who looks like me — Black like me and a woman like me. As Joel Goldstein, law professor emeritus at St. Louis University and an expert on the vice presidency, told my colleague Melanie Mason this could be “the first time in American history that the election …

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 …

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 …

Kamala Harris to be America's first woman vice president, tweets 'let's get started'
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris to be America's first woman vice president, tweets 'let's get started'

India Today  

Kamala Harris, the Vice President-elect of the United States said on Saturday that the 2020 US presidential election is much more than President-elect Joe Biden and herself. Let’s get started.pic.twitter.com/Bb9JZpggLN — Kamala Harris November 7, 2020 A former Senator from California, Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent elected as …

Mr. Vice President, she’s speaking: How Kamala Harris beat the stereotypes during her historic VP debate
4 years, 2 months ago

Mr. Vice President, she’s speaking: How Kamala Harris beat the stereotypes during her historic VP debate

CNN  

Washington CNN — It became something of a refrain during the 2020 vice presidential debate: Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking. But the momentousness of the night didn’t obscure the pressures that Harris nimbly contended with whenever Vice President Mike Pence attempted to talk over or interrupt her or downplay her expertise. As Harris launched into her rejoinder – “I thought …

Indian-Americans say Harris' nomination is a quantum leap forward for the community
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian-Americans say Harris' nomination is a quantum leap forward for the community

India Today  

Several prominent Indian-Americans have applauded Kamala Harris formally becoming the Democratic Party nominee to be the US vice-president, describing it as a historic moment in American politics and a quantum leap forward for the community. Her acceptance of the vice-presidential nomination is a quantum leap forward for Indian-Americans, showing that we are taking our place in American history books,” said …

What Kamala Harris' vice presidential nomination means for people of colour
4 years, 4 months ago

What Kamala Harris' vice presidential nomination means for people of colour

India Today  

Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, cementing her status as a leader in a party staking its future on building a diverse coalition of voters as the first Black woman on a major party ticket. Harris evoked the lessons of her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a biologist and Indian immigrant, saying Wednesday that she instilled …

Kamala Harris seeks to define role of no. 2 on Biden’s ticket
4 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris seeks to define role of no. 2 on Biden’s ticket

Live Mint  

Kamala Harris’s prime-time speech at the Democratic convention on Wednesday night will be the first glimpse of how Joe Biden’s campaign plans to deploy a history-making vice presidential nominee as they work to define her role for a campaign that has largely been grounded by the coronavirus. Harris, a California senator and former state attorney general, distinguished herself during the …

Harris as US vice-president: Anticipating the Kamala effect on India-US relations
4 years, 4 months ago

Harris as US vice-president: Anticipating the Kamala effect on India-US relations

India Today  

Presumptive Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate is historic. At her first appearance together with Biden on Wednesday, Kamala Harris talked of her immigrant parents from India and Jamaica, saying they “marched for justice in a struggle that continues today”. But Gopalan was acutely aware she was “raising two black daughters” …

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

Associated Press  

— Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. In announcing the pick Tuesday, Biden called Harris a “fearless fighter for the little guy, …

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

Associated Press  

— Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. In announcing the pick, Biden called Harris a “fearless fighter for the little …

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