Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be reinvigorating voters. A new poll conducted in the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign found Harris, the new presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in a near-dead heat with former President Donald Trump. The New York Times and Siena College poll released Thursday determined that … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she’s ready to debate Donald Trump in September and accused him of laying the groundwork to get out of it. “I am ready to debate Donald Trump,” she told a gaggle of reporters after landing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. “I have agreed to the previously agreed-upon Sept. … Read more
Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, JD Vance, drew high-profile backlash this week for his remark in 2021 about top Democrats, such as Vice President Kamala Harris, being “childless cat ladies.” “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg slammed Vance with a “how dare you” on Wednesday morning’s broadcast, and former “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston made a … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. It’s hard to believe it’s been only five days since President Joe Biden announced he was dropping his reelection bid and “passing the torch” to Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s even harder to believe how well these five days have gone for … Read more
WASHINGTON ― In one of the most stunning weeks in American politics, President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. The change leaves Harris with less than four months to prove to voters that she’s the best person to lead the country ― … Read more
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential run Friday, the latest in a string of high-profile politicians to throw their weight behind the clear front-runner for the Democratic Party nomination. In a video statement, both the former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, gave their support to Harris and committed to doing … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Vice President Kamala Harris, suddenly also the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Thursday quietly became the White House’s public face on the Israel-Hamas war. While Harris and President Joe Biden both had meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was Harris, not Biden, who gave a detailed debriefing. “I’ve said it many … Read more
The Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday over the transfer of funds to Vice President Kamala Harris’ new presidential bid. President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign quickly transferred its organizing might to Harris after his announcement Sunday that he would not seek as second term after all amid concerns about … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he will not, in fact, be giving $45 million a month to a pro-Trump super PAC, a major hit to the former president’s campaign coffers. The Wall Street Journal first reported earlier his month that Musk planned to commit the mammoth monthly figure to see former President Donald Trump reinstalled … Read more
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Hillary Clinton said she believes in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to win against Donald Trump, her former political opponent whom she lost the presidential election to in 2016. “[Harris] is talented, experienced and ready to be president. And I know she can defeat Donald Trump,” she … Read more
