Column: After past disappointments, Harris shows courage in VP choice
SACRAMENTO — Kudos to Vice President Kamala Harris. She didn’t do the blatantly political thing and select a popular governor from a key battleground state to…
By picking Tim Walz as running mate, Harris shows how she aims to win
On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will be in the Detroit area for a joint campaign rally…
Harris is poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee
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…
‘Republicans for Harris’ pushes to win GOP voters put off by Trump
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday was launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by former…
Trump tears into Georgia’s Republican governor in Atlanta and online
ATLANTA — Former President Trump picked a new fight with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to avenge…
Activists step up criticism of Shapiro, Kelly as Harris mulls running mate
WASHINGTON — Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she has taken over the top of the party’s ticket heading into…
Trump says he’ll skip ABC debate, wants to face Harris on Fox News
CHAPIN, S.C. — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to…
Electoral politics become a subtext in the prisoner swap with Russia
WASHINGTON — When the Americans freed from Russia stepped on U.S. soil late Thursday night, the first hugs came from a beaming President Biden and Vice…
Kamala Harris secures enough delegates, Democratic chair says
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison…
Virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris is underway
WASHINGTON — Don’t expect a balloon drop, at least not yet.Delegates to the Democratic National Convention began officially selecting their nominee for president in a process…
Trump questions Kamala Harris’ Black identity during NABJ
Former President Trump and a Black reporter engaged in a sometimes incendiary discussion of race Wednesday, with the Republican candidate saying he was the best…
Talk of Josh Shapiro as Harris’ running mate veers into antisemitism
We know Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, has set an Aug. 7 deadline to announce a running mate. The question of whom…
Kamala Harris is a cook — and a good one. Will it help her win?
While Kamala Harris was holding the first rally of her presidential campaign, Charlee Nessel was polishing off a skinny margarita at one of the vice…
Harris raised $200 million in 1st week of presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the leading Democratic presidential candidate last week, an eye-popping haul in…
Kamala Harris and ‘cat ladies’ versus Republican sexism and racism
Do MAGA Republicans hear themselves?Earlier this month, as he speculated on Newsmax about how Vice President Kamala Harris might perform as the Democratic presidential nominee,…
Beyoncé vs. Kid Rock: Gender roles on the ballot in Trump-Harris race
INDIANAPOLIS — Less than two days after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination this week, Vice President Kamala Harris was introduced to a crowd of 6,000…
Harris allies say VP has figured out the job since her early stumbles
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago,…
Obamas endorse Harris: ‘She gives us all reason to hope’
Former President Obama, one of the most well-respected voices in the modern Democratic Party, and former First Lady Michelle Obama officially endorsed Vice President Kamala…
Biden’s address to the nation: ‘What lies ahead, and how I will finish the job’
President Biden will mark a momentous turning point in his long political career Wednesday evening with a speech from the Oval Office explaining why he…
Kamala Harris uses ‘Freedom’ by Beyoncé at campaign HQ
Vice President Kamala Harris made a grand entrance Monday during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., with Freedom” by Beyoncé…