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Kamala Harris

Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America and the first woman of color to hold the office.

Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America and the first woman of color to hold the office.

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  1. Harris Blasts Trump on Abortion at Arizona Campaign Stop

    At a rally in Tucson, Ariz., days after the state’s top court upheld a near-total ban on abortion, Vice President Kamala Harris placed the blame directly on former President Donald J. Trump.

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  2. Where Kamala Harris Lives, a Little-Known History of Enslavement

    The vice president’s official residence is in a quiet Washington enclave once home to 34 enslaved people. Ms. Harris has sought to reconnect the property to its Black heritage.

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    Vice President Kamala Harris lives in the white turreted Queen Anne-style three-story building that replaced the home of a slave owner on the same property.
    CreditBrendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  3. Kamala Harris Is Noncommittal on Gaza, the Border and TikTok

    In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, the vice president declined to offer details on several issues facing the Biden administration.

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    Vice President Kamala Harris during a Women’s History Month reception at the White House this month.
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  4. Kamala Harris Visits Parkland and Urges States to Adopt Red-Flag Gun Laws

    At the site of the 2018 school shooting in Florida, the vice president announced federal help for states to limit weapon access for people deemed to be threats.

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    “This school is soon going to be torn down,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a speech Saturday. “But the memory of it will never be erased.”
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  5. At Abortion Clinic Visit, Harris Says U.S. Is Confronting ‘Health Care Crisis’

    The trip made history and offered a vivid look at how the politics of abortion rights have transformed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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    Vice President Kamala Harris met Dr. Sarah Traxler, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States and Minnesota, and Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday.
    CreditJenn Ackerman for The New York Times

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  1. Ohio Governor Calls Special Legislative Session to Ensure Biden Is on Ballot

    The General Assembly had adjourned earlier this week without a solution for a procedural issue that threatened to keep President Biden off the fall ballot.

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    Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio said on Thursday that he was calling a special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring President Biden is on the state’s ballot in 2024.
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  2. Biden Honors Kenya as the East African Nation Prepares to Send Forces to Haiti

    President Biden welcomed President William Ruto of Kenya and said he intended to designate his country as a “major non-NATO ally.”

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    President Biden welcomed President William Ruto of Kenya to the White House on Wednesday and will host him for a state dinner on Thursday.
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  3. Ohio Elections Official Threatens to Exclude Biden From the Ballot

    The Biden campaign is considering suing to ensure the president is on the ballot, after the Republican secretary of state said he would bar him over what is normally a minor procedural issue.

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    The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last month. The General Assembly did not act to resolve a ballot issue before adjourning on Wednesday.
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  4. Biden Cancels Billions in Student Loan Debt, a Centerpiece of His Campaign

    The announcement applied to 160,000 borrowers and brings the total debt canceled by the administration to $167 billion.

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    President Biden has canceled more student debt than has any of his predecessors.
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  5. Hunter Biden’s Trial on Tax Charges Is Pushed to September

    The judge presiding over the case in Los Angeles agreed to delay the start of his trial to Sept. 5.

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    Hunter Biden’s separate trial on a gun charge begins in Delaware next month.
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  8. Kamala Harris on Polling and Polarization

    In an interview, the vice president discusses the extent to which she follows polls and why social division is like a virus.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Evan Roberts, Elaine Chen, Dan Powell and Kelly Pieko

     
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