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.


59 percent of debate watchers said Harris won, and 38 percent said Pence won.


According to data from NBC News, Pence interrupted Harris nearly twice as many times as she interrupted him.


How Harris approaches the debate reflects the sexism and racism she has had to deal with her entire career.

Democrats have a historic opportunity to lift 20 million people out of poverty.

Their presence on the political stage spotlights the truth about the American blended family.


Harris’s identity as a Black and South Asian American woman will attract lots of hate. It’s up to America to push back.

“That I am speaking tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me.”

She’s the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to be a VP nominee on a major-party ticket.


Harris will speak at Wednesday night’s Democratic National Convention.


It’s back, it’s still racist, and this time it’s connected to a broader assault on birthright citizenship.


It’s more robust than you might think.


The Trump campaign wasted no time suggesting the first Black and Asian American woman on a major-party ticket is ineligible to serve.


From India and Jamaica to the doors of the White House in one generation.


While many have called for Harris’s nomination in reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, her politics are not rooted there.


Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democratic Party’s leftward shift.

The California senator and former prosecutor is Biden’s pick for vice president.


She is Democratic voters’ top choice for Biden’s running mate, according to a poll from SurveyUSA and FairVote.


As Biden won Harris’s endorsement, Sen. Bernie Sanders picked up one from Rev. Jesse Jackson.

She was the most accomplished Black woman ever to run for president. But what else did we know about her?


The longtime lawmaker announced her candidacy at a rally in Oakland, California, on January 27.


Data suggests some of her supporters have migrated to candidates who were previously their second choice.


The California senator cited fundraising troubles as a central reason for her decision.


As the culture moves away from institutionalization, Harris seems to want locked wards and forced drugging to be more “accessible.”


She plans to spend much of October there in a move to reverse her summer slump.


“Like how the #BeyHive stings, the #KHive is going to sting.”


Harris says federally mandated busing was needed in the 1970s but is rarely needed today.


How Harris shut down Joe Biden and transformed her candidacy, plus four other takeaways.

What to know about her presidential campaign, platform, policies, past record, and more.


A new bill would mark a major federal investment in worker training, and would also help underemployed workers.


Harris’s anti-truancy program has become a flashpoint for her record on criminal justice.


Harris provided some answers on the first day of her newly launched campaign.