Kamala Harris
Vox’s home for coverage of the former Presidential candidate and 49th Vice President, Kamala Harris, from her historic role in the Biden administration and more.


The Trump team’s newfound professionalism can’t conceal their candidate’s longstanding flaws.


Resistance liberals were exhausted. Then Kamala Harris became the nominee.


Identity is complicated, and she shouldn’t have to choose just one.


Vice presidential candidates don’t necessarily enjoy a home-state advantage.


The vice president’s days as a California prosecutor are difficult to define in clear ideological terms.


The vibes are good, but Harris wouldn’t be the first Democrat to bet on youth turnout — and lose.


The president is finally going after the high court, but his ideas are pretty weak.


Joe Biden’s best path might not be Harris’s best path.


Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza has been divisive. Would Harris chart a new path?


In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn’t done yet.


Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?


It’s difficult to predict what a Harris presidency would look like. But there are some clues.


With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.


What a fresh face might mean for the November presidential election.


Democrats have their first “Brat” candidate. What will it get them?


Does Harris automatically replace Biden now? Your questions about the process, answered.


Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.


Speaker Mike Johnson’s threat to challenge Vice President Harris’s nomination in court should be frivolous. But who knows with this Supreme Court?


The best option isn’t always a great one.


The debate over the vice president’s prospects against Trump, explained.


No, Kamala Harris is not a “border czar.” But that doesn’t matter to Republicans.


Pelosi, Schumer, and Obama have all signaled to Joe that it’s time to go.


Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.


The urgent question about Biden’s mental fitness that Democrats aren’t yet asking.


The vice president has taken on an expanded role in the last few months. Now Biden needs her more than ever.


What the data says, and what it means.


Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?


What’s fair — and unfair — about the intense scrutiny she’s received as vice president.


Biden is leaning on US companies to convince migrants from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to stay home.


The Biden administration wants to build half a million chargers — but not the kind many people want.


How much does Kamala Harris’s messaging about the border matter?

Biden’s inauguration was marked by Covid-19 restrictions and high-security measures.

As a tiebreaker in the Senate and a close adviser to the president, Harris takes on a unique role.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom must choose a candidate for Harris’s Senate seat from a crowded field.


Harris wore all white for her victory speech, honoring suffragists.

Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech is historic.

Harris is also the first Black person and first South Asian American person to be elected to the role.


Perdue’s actions framed Harris as someone who’s different.


Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will take the stage in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night.


Pence’s spin on a Covid-19 vaccine ignored the biggest obstacle to public trust: his boss.