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Harris is traveling to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 when white state troopers attacked Black voting rights marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The Vice President will speak at the site.

Biden sends Kamala Harris back to Europe to shore up NATO’s eastern flank

Taking global centre stage, Kamala Harris lays down hard US line against Russia

Joe Biden sends Kamala Harris to Munich security conference

Kamala Harris to play key role in selecting new SC justice

Kamala Harris considers Constance Baker Motley, the first Black female federal judge in US history, her hero, someone who she says “inspired me from a young age to fight for the voiceless and for justice.” On Thursday, President Joe Biden affirmed that his much-critiqued vice-president will help him select a likeness of Motley to an …

Biden confirms Kamala Harris ‘going to be my running mate’ in 2024

Written off for 2024 election? Kamala Harris fights to stay in fray

Amid reports of dysfunction in her office, Kamala Harris faces early staff exits

US Space Council, headed by Kamala Harris, jolted into action after China’s rapid advances in hypersonic tech

Concern bordering on alarm is permeating through US defense and strategic circles over China’s advances in the field, the authenticity of which no one is questioning. Top US military officials admitted over the weekend that America has “catching up to do very quickly” to match Beijing’s hypersonic capability.

Kamala Harris is briefly acting President with Biden under anesthesia for colonoscopy

PM Modi’s special gift to Kamala Harris

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a successful bilateral meeting with VP Kamala Harris. The Prime Minister gave to very special gifts to the American Vice President. In a very touching gesture, PM Modi presented VP Harris a copy of old notifications related to her grandfather, PV Gopalan in a wooden handicraft frame.

Biden aside, PM Modi to meet Kamala Harris, a critic of India’s right wing

Kamala Harris meeting Modi is ‘coming of age’ moment for Indian diaspora, says her home state newspaper

Kamala Harris condemns Kabul terror attack

Kamala Harris shifts focus to pandemic response in hard-hit Vietnam

US Vice President Kamala Harris turned her focus to the coronavirus pandemic and global health during her visit to Vietnam, a country grappling with a worsening surge in the virus and stubbornly low vaccination rates. The more infectious Delta variant is driving record highs in infections in Vietnam and prompted a recent lockdown in Ho …

Kamala Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision

Kamala Harris says Beijing continues to ‘coerce’ in South China Sea

Harris will visit Vietnam on her trip to Asia, where US officials aim to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to the region and address concerns about China’s claims to disputed parts of the South China Sea

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris under fire for Afghanistan fiasco

Kamala Harris faces task of convincing Asia of US reliability after Afghan chaos

President Biden thanks Harris for her work as VP

US President Joe Biden has thanked Kamala Harris for her work as Vice President, saying he couldn’t have asked for a better partner and friend than her.

Harris applauds Texas Democrats who left the state to fight voting restrictions

US vice president Kamala Harris said on Tuesday the Democratic lawmakers from Texas who left the state to derail Republican efforts to pass new voting restrictions have shown “great courage.”

‘Abusive environment’: Kamala Harris faces allegations of ‘toxic’ work environment

In January 2021, Kamala Harris created history by becoming the United States’ first woman vice-president. The 56-year-old took office, replacing 61-year-old Republican, Mike Pence. However, six months down the line, Harris is facing allegations of toxic work culture in her office.

Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris

Women deprived of freedom of speech or the freedom to vote should fight for their rights and know that the United States stands beside them, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris release their tax returns

The President and the first lady, Jill, a teacher, filed their income tax return jointly and reported federal adjusted gross income of $607,336, down from $985,223 in 2019. The first couple paid $157,414 in federal income tax and their 2020 effective federal income tax rate is 25.9 per cent, the White House said.