DETROIT, Mich. — Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) was about to make her stump speech to a small crowd at an East Detroit park last week, asking for their vote in her bid to ascend to the Senate this fall. Several Black women attending the event were more excited to talk about another female politician, however — Vice President Kamala Harris. ...
From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the surprise Democratic presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump began arguing that she was anointed through a “coup” rather than chosen by primary voters. After barely mentioning election integrity at the Republican convention in July, Trump is now casting the upcoming election as “rigged” against him and baselessly labeling any hurdle ...
Two months into his presidency, Joe Biden confronted a political crisis: The number of migrants illegally crossing the southern border into the United States was soaring. So he asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s diplomatic efforts to reduce problems at the border. That assignment included working with three Central American countries — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ...
One month ago, Democrats watched with envy and dismay as Republicans demonstrated their energy and unity with a lively party convention that showcased Donald Trump’s dominant position in the race against President Joe Biden. Now, after one of the most momentous shifts in political atmospherics in modern history, Democrats have been buoyed by a new standard-bearer and sense of optimism ...
The San Francisco district attorney needed support from key unions and different parts of California when she launched her first statewide campaign. So almost 15 years ago, Kamala Harris connected with another rising star, Laphonza Butler, then the Los Angeles-based leader of the fast-growing home-care workers union. Harris wanted the local union’s backing in her bid for state attorney general. ...
Vice President Kamala Harris has done almost everything right since President Joe Biden announced a month ago that he was ending his candidacy. But as Democrats prepare to open their national convention in Chicago on Monday, the question is this: Has she done enough to win the election? Harris has flipped the script on the presidential election, able to run ...
The campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday that it will reserve at least $370 million in television and digital advertising between Labor Day and Election Day, a massive investment in the fall that roughly matches a similar investment by outside groups supporting her campaign. The new Harris plan includes $170 million in traditional national and local television advertising, ...
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump fixated on Vice President Kamala Harris’s appearance in terms he acknowledged were offensive, rejecting pressure from GOP allies to emphasize policy differences over personal attacks. “You’re not allowed to say this anymore. You know, David, don’t ever get caught in this trap,” Trump said at a rally Saturday, calling on Republican Senate ...
Donald Trump’s top brass gathered reporters in West Palm Beach, Fla., this month to showcase the inner workings of the former president’s campaign and exude a we-have-it-under-control confidence. As PowerPoints flashed on a screen, they laid out their 90-day plan — the 11 percent of the U.S. population they had identified as “target persuadables,” a ground strategy that would motivate ...
Former congressman George Santos — who was expelled from the House after being caught in a web of fabrications about his background and money grifting — is expected to plead guilty to multiple felony counts Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. A plea agreement would mean Santos does not have to stand trial in federal court in ...