Politics

Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during the Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing ahead with campaigning for president days after President Joe Biden’s decision to leave the 2024 race — a decision he explained […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign gains momentum, many environmental advocacy groups say they’re “all in” to help her win the White House. Groups like the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Sierra Club, and NRDC Action Fund have already endorsed her campaign. Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president for government […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is a historic moment for the United States, as she seems poised to become the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket. The 2024 general election will be the first since 1976 that […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats succeeded in pressuring President Joe Biden to end his presidential campaign. Now, they’re debating how best to utilize him to help Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House. Some want to see him out on the stump, both with Harris and by himself, as well as in […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — During a visit to the southern border shared with California and Mexico on Thursday, Speaker Mike Johnson ramped up attacks on the Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her a “San Francisco radical” who “bears responsibility for this disaster” as “border czar.” The visit included a press conference along a […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance went on the “Megyn Kelly Show” podcast Friday to defend his past remarks where he questioned Democratic leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for not having biological children, referring to them as “childless cat ladies.” Vance […]

Montinique Monroe/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Since getting thrust into the race for president after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he would step aside, Vice President Kamala Harris and her team have been racing to define her to the American people as their attention turns to the newly energized campaign before Donald Trump could beat […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a potential vice presidential contender, has emerged among labor unions as a popular pick to join Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket, four union officials and a political consultant told ABC News. Walz, a former public school teacher and union member, has drawn support for his […]

Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Project 2025, a 922-page playbook of controversial policy proposals intended to guide the next conservative administration, is gaining attention as the presidential election campaigns heat up. Project 2025 has been authored by at least two dozen members of Donald Trump’s administration and allies, organized […]

Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden at the White House Thursday to discuss the U.S.-Israeli relationship amid tensions over the ongoing conflict in Gaza and a changing political landscape in the U.S. “Welcome back, Mr. Prime Minister. We got a lot to talk about,” […]