Virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris is underway
WASHINGTON — Don’t expect a balloon drop, at least not yet.Delegates to the Democratic National Convention began officially selecting their nominee for president in a process…
Kamala Harris celebrates the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a ‘force of nature’ and mentor
HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature” as memorials for the longtime Democratic…
What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several…
Column: Finally, a limit to Donald Trump’s Teflon superpower — J.D. Vance
Nearly nine years, one presidential term and three campaigns later, Donald Trump’s rare honest words from early 2016 remain all too true: “I could stand…
‘America deserves better,’ says Harris after Trump comments on her racial identity
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a campaign rally Wednesday before members of the Sigma Gamma Rho Black sorority at the George R. Brown Convention…
Project 2025 director steps down amid criticism from Donald Trump
After sustained criticism by former President Donald Trump, Project 2025 director Paul Dans stepped down Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation. Trump called the 922-page report…
Kamala Harris promises lower prescription drug costs, greater freedoms at Georgia rally
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks after meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Vice President's ceremonial office at the White House last…
Kamala Harris has to be an avatar not of hope but of give-’em-hell
Objectively, it is an amazing progression in a short window of time. In 2008, Barack Obama, a Democrat, became the nation’s first Black president. Sixteen…
Kamala Harris is a cook — and a good one. Will it help her win?
While Kamala Harris was holding the first rally of her presidential campaign, Charlee Nessel was polishing off a skinny margarita at one of the vice…
U.S. unveils $1.7B in lethal assistance for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) listens to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as they hold a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, on June…
From Fox News to Bill Maher, Pete Buttigieg is Kamala Harris’ top ally
Slayer Pete is back!In 2020, Mayor Pete Buttigieg became such a savage critic of then-President Trump‘s reelection campaign that I wrote a column with the…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles outside the spotlight in 2024 contest
A faltering debate performance, an assassination attempt and a dramatic exit from the presidential race all had one thing in common — they put Robert…
Opinion: Kamala Harris’ often-mocked speaking style is the strongest tool in her arsenal
In her 2019 memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” Kamala Harris wrote: “Words are incredibly powerful, and people in power, whose words can carry furthest and…
State-run election commission declares Maduro winner of Venezuela’s presidential election
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates after partial results were announced by the electoral council, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday. Photo by Ronald Pena/EPA-EFE July…
Kamala Harris and ‘cat ladies’ versus Republican sexism and racism
Do MAGA Republicans hear themselves?Earlier this month, as he speculated on Newsmax about how Vice President Kamala Harris might perform as the Democratic presidential nominee,…
Kamala Harris narrows VP picks with weeks left to choose
Vice President Kamala Harris's shortlist of possible running mates include Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Photo by Ting Shen/UPI |…
Autopsy shows Illinois police-shooting victim died from gunshot to face
The autopsy report released Friday on Sonya Massey found she died of a gunshot to the face from former Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff's Deputy Sean…
Column: Kamala Harris has a campaign soundtrack: Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’
Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency has a soundtrack: Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” The leading Democratic presidential candidate took the stage in her first visit…
What Kamala Harris did on immigration
MEXICO CITY — Speaking in Guatemala City on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris issued a stern message to Central Americans. “I want…
What Kamala Harris’ run for California attorney general revealed
Smart Republicans could see a day like this coming — and tried mightily to prevent it — back in 2010.That was the year Kamala Harris,…