Kamala Harris

US VP Harris to Attend Ukraine Summit in Switzerland

US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, the White House said on Monday, after President Joe Biden was reportedly set to skip it for an election fundraiser hosted by George Clooney. Harris, who will be joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for the June 15 meeting in Lucerne, will “underscore ...

Kamala Harris, Trailblazer Eying America's Last Glass Ceiling

For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump's comeback. Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, Black and South Asian vice president in United States history, the 59-year-old Democrat long ...

Biden Backs Harris, Biggest Day for Top Democrat Fundraiser

Democratic fundraising group ActBlue said on Sunday evening that it had seen its biggest single-day haul of the 2024 election after US President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. "As of 9pm ET, grassroots supporters have raised $46.7 million through ActBlue following Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign launch. ...

Harris's Contenders Fall in Line Following Biden's Drop

Endorsements poured in swiftly Sunday for Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee following Joe Biden's extraordinary announcement that he would step down from the race. Throwing support behind the current US vice president were a variety of party heavyweights as well as numerous governors and other officials previously ...

Kamala Harris Wins Nancy Pelosi's Support for Presidential Race

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday won the crucial backing of Democratic heavyweight Nancy Pelosi to lead the party against Donald Trump in November after Joe Biden's stunning exit from the 2024 race. As the endorsements stacked up, the 59-year-old Harris made her first public appearance since Biden's announcement in a ceremony at the ...

Kamala Harris Launches Her Campaign, Targets Trump

US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her election campaign Monday with a blistering personal attack on Donald Trump and vowed to win in November despite the "rollercoaster" of President Joe Biden's shock exit. As she closed in on the Democratic Party's nomination with the support of a slew of heavyweights and massive voter donations, Harris ...

Trump Files Complaint Over Harris Using Biden's Election Funds

Republican candidate Donald Trump's campaign has filed a complaint on Tuesday to the Federal Election Commission over Vice President Kamala Harris' use of campaign funds raised by Joe Biden. President Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, following a disastrous debate performance and growing dissent within the Democratic Party over his ...

Biden to Address US and Explain Decision to Drop Out

US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech on Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation ...

US Elections: Biden Explains Why He Dropped Out

US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday that he had dropped out of the 2024 election to unite his party and his country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to "younger voices." In his first televised address since his stunning decision, the 81-year-old hailed his "tough" and "capable" Vice President ...

Trump Launches Attack on Harris, Calling Her a "Lunatic"

Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, calling her a "radical left lunatic" in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for November's election. Trump's address comes as Harris, 59, hits the campaign trail armed with President Joe Biden's endorsement -- after his ...

Trump Dodges 'Inappropriate' Debate With Kamala Harris

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to agree to a debate with Democrat presumptive-nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, saying that it would be "inappropriate" until she is officially nominated. The country's first female vice president has enjoyed a groundswell of support from labor groups, ethnic minorities and her own party ...

Barack and Michelle Obama Last to Endorse Kamala Harris

Former US president Barack Obama endorsed his fellow Democrat Kamala Harris' bid for the White House on Friday, delivering a major boost to her campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November's presidential election. The country's first woman vice president is seeking to make history again in November after President Joe Biden abruptly announced he ...