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@NOTUSreports
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NEWS:
@amyklobuchar
confirms the Senator is flying to Dallas to join
@JoeBiden
at his rally tonight where she will suspend her campaign and endorse the Vice President.
Friends!!! I am just simply overjoyed to announce my next gig at
@CNN
, joining the absolute pros at the White House as the newest reporter!
A lot of exhaustion, cursing & running w a big ol’ camera went into this. And I would be nothing w/o my fam, friends and CNN support system
NEWS from CNN: Biden has selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, according to a source who has been notified about the decision, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court via
@jaketapper
NEW: In an Interview with
@DanaBashCNN
@kamalaharris
would not say whether she would take a Covid-19 vaccine if approved and distributed before the election.
“I will say that I would not trust Donald Trump”
Via
@caroline_mkelly
At 15 years old, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat nine months before the now-historic Rosa Parks moment. But like many others, her story was excluded from history.
.
@KamalaHarris
answer on the infamous busing and race attacks against
@JoeBiden
, during an ABC intv:
"I think that conversation is a distraction from what we need to accomplish right now and what we need to do.”
A story in two vids:
@KamalaHarris
walked around the rainy tailgate outside South Carolina State's homecoming game.
She heard "One Nation Under a Groove" by blasting from 2020er
@TomSteyer
tent &said “Where's Steyer? I want to know if he knows the lyrics... Come here Steyer!"
My latest and last piece from the Kamala beat— a recollection of moments I saw covering
@KamalaHarris
for the better part of 6 months:
‘I see you': How Kamala Harris left a legacy for girls of color - CNNPolitics
In response to my q,
@KamalaHarris
says VP Mike Pence “should be following the guidelines,” when asked if he should halt travel following positive Covid cases on his staff.
“We're doing it. I think what we have modeled the right and good behavior, and they just take our lead.”
NEW: an update to a piece I wrote aftr
@KamalaHarris
exit from primary race, I checked back in w/ the girls Harris took time to see & inspire last year, now that she’s the VP nominee.
Now they tell me they feel like they can run for President too
Just to add to the convo:
A source tells me the now- pink and green cover wasn’t even selected by the Harris’ team as an OPTION to go inside the photo spread (not cover)
So someone would have had to go outside of the approved photos they selected to choose this one👀 weird
A sign of the times: VPE
@KamalaHarris
throws up AKA after her remarks in Columbus, GA campaigning for Senate runoff elections.
December 21st it is indeed.
Hard to overstate how well VP Harris’ unscheduled remarks were received at Mississippi Blvd, as she delivered powerful remarks on public safety.
“This violent act was not in the pursuit of public safety,” she said. “Was he not also entitled to the right to be safe?"
Back at it in Denver, Colorado.
@KamalaHarris
received an robust welcome, in her only public campaign event of the day, her first time in the state as a presidential co tender
New: Adding to the ranks of dignitaries and lawmakers,
@KamalaHarris
is expected to attend the late Congressman John Lewis' funeral tomorrow in Atlanta, according to an aide.
.
@KamalaHarris
issued this criticism toward the dem party.
"The Democratic Party has, in some ways I think romanticize black women, meaning thanking black women for helping dems get elected, but not necessarily with the same level of vigor ... talked about black women's issues."
Harris received an endorsement from
@HigherHeightPAC
today and on a call with reporters today, said:
“There has to be a point at which we just stop just thanking black women for all they've done to elect other people, and also say, hey, we know that you can be elected too.”
.
@VP
Kamala Harris will briefly become the first woman President of the United States today, as President Joe Biden received a routine colonoscopy under anesthesia.
“The Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time,” WH press sec Jen Psaki wrote.
Scooplet:
@VP
Harris is expected to campaign for CA Dem Gov. Gavin Newsom the weekend of August 27th, as he looks to defend his seat in the upcoming recall election, a source familiar w/ scheduling discussions told CNN.
President Biden's visit is still being determined.
The Office of the Vice President-elect will not comment on the whereabouts of
@KamalaHarris
, but add that she is “safe,” a Harris aide tells me.
She was set to attend the Electoral College vote certification this afternoon on Capitol Hill.
VPE Kamala Harris will officially resign Monday from her US Senate seat, ending her four-year Senate career. The move comes two days before she's inaugurated on making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian VP
From me
SCOOP: Kirsten Allen will be
@VP
Harris' new press secretary, leaving her current role at the HHS.
Allen's new high-profile job will mark her return to Harris-world. She served as the deputy national press sec for then-Sen. Harris' Democratic presidential campaign in 2019.
Eventually the food is served & Gillibrand starts to eat her fried chicken with a fork. She looks around, sees other people eating with their hands and says “Um Kiki, do we use our fingers or forks for the chicken?”
Kiki said to use her fingers, and use her fingers she did.
.
@JulianCastro
went over to the ladders and described what he saw to reporters: children marching in lines, wearing orange hats “the color of prison uniforms”
In Spanish he shouted out at them “we are here for you, you are not alone.”
Scooplet:
@VP
Harris interviewed the President’s top 3 final candidates for his Supreme Court nomination, a WH official says.
News of Harris’ involvement, first on CNN, offers a small glimpse into the VP’s role in the process. Biden he had been “fortunate” to have her advice
NEWS: Biden announces
@VP
Harris will lead the administration’s efforts on voting rights at Tulsa Massacre speech.
In a stmnt first to CNN, VP says, “President Joe Biden asked me to help lead our Administration’s effort to protect the fundamental right to vote for all Americans"
NEWS: Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior advisor Symone Sanders is leaving the Biden administration at the end of this year, according to a source familiar with the decision.
“Symone has served honorably for 3 years,” the source told CNN
STORY TO COME
On CNN w/
@jaketapper
,
@KamalaHarris
talks about how she will work with Biden to fulfill their agenda: On her relationship with Biden, Harris said, “if the future is determined in any way based on what has been happening, we are full partners in this process.”
The last speaker of the first session,
@ewarren
got a MASSIVE amount of applause from the crowd, here’s a wide shot of her supporters who crowded the stage and all stood at the end
Incoming VP
@KamalaHarris
wearing Black designers on her very big day.
The impact of electing people that reflect what the nation looks like reaches all sectors of American life... including the drip!
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is wearing Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, per a Harris aide.
Christopher is a young Black designer, from Baton Rouge, and lives in New York City. Sergio is Black designer from South Carolina.
-
@JasJWright
DC Mayor
@MayorBowser
doesn’t answer
@jaketapper
on CNN when asked if BLM protesters would have met the same fate or been treated the same way (largely non violent) as the mostly white rioters who destroyed the Capitol.
Wonder why.
Today
@VP
Harris met with Black Women voting rights advocates in the Roosevelt room, compared them to civil rights leaders like Ida B Wells.
She says she also spoke w/ Germany’s Angela Merkel about it.
“... this is also an issue that is about American’s standing in the world.”
I asked
@amyklobuchar
why stay in if
@berniesanders
dominates and moderates are splitting the vote (Note her first reaction to the q)
“Elizabeth and I have about the same number of delegates right now... I am the 3rd highest vote getter in this field... So, why would I get out?”
Vice President
@KamalaHarris
laughed loudly when reading her own name as “former Senator Kamala D Harris of California,” before swearing in her replacement Alex Padilla.
“Yeah, that feels very weird,” she said, responding to someone on the floor.
"I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his oath, defend the constitution and demand an end to this siege,"
@JoeBiden
says in Wilmington
I asked
@KamalaHarris
for her reaction to Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine’s resignation and if it shields him from any legal responsibility or action?
Harris called on him to come before Congress.
Video below:
VIDEO:
@JasJWright
asked
@KamalaHarris
about Kurt Volker's (
@StateDept
special envoy for Ukraine) resignation
Harris: He should come before Congress to testify to explain what exactly were the conversations between himself and any member of the admin including Rudy Giuliani
A really moving intv: protester in Minneapolis makes the point for these demonstrations to CNN’s
@miguelmarquez
“I want to be able to go in a White neighborhood and feel safe. I want to be able when a cop is driving behind me i don't want to clench. I want to be able to be free“
NEW from me:
@kamalaharris
works to court Iowa caucusgoers, one at a time.
I got an exclusive look into their campaign strategy, 10 Iowans are funneled into a small room & Harris herself makes the hard ask: “Will you commit to caucus in Kamala's corner?"
Firming up what
@mj_lee
& I have reported the WH was leaning toward on student loans, per sources:
-Repayment freeze extended to Dec. 31. Final extension.
-$10K cancellation for borrowers w/ less than $125k/families $250k
-Up to $20K for Pell Grant recipients, same income cap
At her Airbnb in Des Moines,
@KamalaHarris
offers the correct answer on sweet potato pie vs pumpkin, while meal prepping with the press for thanksgiving.
NEW: An inside look at
@VP
@KamalaHarris
first days in office, and the outsized role Harris is likely to have as Biden's governing partner, marking a contrast to the approach taken by President Trump.
my first piece from the WH w
@ArletteSaenz
In an exclusive interview with
@abbydphillip
,
@KamalaHarris
said President Trump is not a "patriot" and should be impeached for his conduct in office, including his call with the President of Ukraine where he reportedly pressed the him to investigate former VP Joe Biden.
.
@KamalaHarris
arrives in Asheville, NC where she’ll make remarks at an early vote launch.
I’ll be on the stop with her today and will thread coverage under here!
.
@KamalaHarris
stopped to answer two questions from me on Capitol Hill this AM as she walked to her office to participate in the Judiciary hearings virtually .
On her opening statement, Harris said it’s about “establishing the context of this hearing.”
Asked by
@danabashcnn
how her mother, Shyamala Gopalan-Harris would view this moment,
@KamalaHarris
said she would be proud
“She would say "Beat Trump." Harris added that her mom was a scientist. “She would look at the denial of science right now and it would piss her off."
I also spotted
@kamalaharris
walking into the capitol today (first time i've seen her since she left the 2020 race!)
Harris let me onto the elevator with on her way to the senate luncheon and said she was “disappointed,” in yesterday.
.
@JasJWright
was warned that people may perceive her differently in the workplace if she wore her natural hair. She did it anyways.
👏
"I love my natural hair... [it's] one of my favorite things about me."
#AmericanPortraitPBS
Also shout out to the goddess
@abbydphillip
for being the best in the game and laying the groundwork for the rest of us Black gurls!!!! Can’t wait to join you on the weekends 😂😂
Pushed by
@DanaBashCNN
,
@KamalaHarris
clarifies that Biden's proposed federal mask mandate will actually be a standard.
“This is not about in terms of the priorities of Joe Biden and myself, this is not about punishment. It's not about big brother."
#SOTU
A scoop from me:
Influential Florida Rep. and CBC member Alcee Hastings throws his support behind
@KamalaHarris
— over both Biden and fellow member Sen Booker.
It’s her second endorsement from the caucus in just as many days.
"And this nomination is confirmed," VP Harris says, with a massive grin on her face, as the Senate makes history.
Kentaji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
New!
@VP
Harris uses first UN speech to champion women's role in democracy
"Eleanor Roosevelt... once said, 'Without equality, there can be no democracy.' In other words, the status of women is the status of democracy," she said.
From me
NEW: As
@KamalaHarris
prepares for the vice presidency, she is learning from a person who knows more about the job than almost anyone in the world: Joe Biden.
A detailed look at steps she’s taking as 1st incoming Black woman VP w
@merica
Today was insane in the best way.
@amyklobuchar
closes out her expectation defying presidential campaign by endorsing
@JoeBiden
“I cannot think of a better way to end my campaign than joining his.”
.
@PeteButtigieg
was the only candidate today that didn't go stand on the ladders to see the kids in the detention center. CNN video saw him jump into his car after a TV interview as protestors shouted at him "see the kids!" You can hear an aide saying "we will", but he never did.
Leaving Asheville,
@KamalaHarris
responds to my question on how Biden is preparing for possible personal attacks in tomorrow’s debate:
“One of the things I love about Joe Biden— He doesn't take on or talk about other people's kids."
Here in Gilford, NH
@KamalaHarris
gets a huge greeting as shes introduces to the crowd at an outdoor house party.
In the Granite state for the first time since May, Harris gets her first big applause with her stump line “I fully intended to win this election, I really do.”
Scoop!
@VP
Harris will have her first private lunch with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday, meetings that are expected to continue with regularity, according to two administration officials.
W
@jmhansler
NEW: Based on her experiences,
@kamalaharris
unveiled a criminal justice plan that aims to shift away from mass incarceration to a more equitable system, promoting public safety & law enforcement accountability
W
@KyungLahCNN
@abbydphillip
VP Harris meets with a young patient at Children’s National Hospital in DC.
“You’re so strong and smart,” Harris said. “I love meeting our young leaders.”
Harris is here with Surgeon General Murthy talking about healthcare workers mental health
NEW from me:
@kamalaharris
finally appeared to address the personal attacks on if she would be a trustworthy partner to Biden. Attacks on her ambition have have provoked complaints of sexism and racial bias.
"There will be a resistance to your ambition”
Her first time in Seattle as a 2020 candidate,
@KamalaHarris
receives a rousing hello at her gun safety roundtable with WA attn general Bob Ferguson, a March for our lives activist and David Bean from Puyallup Tribe among others
In Cedar Rapids,
@KamalaHarris
talks about her fight against the electability conversation, that one person may like her but doesn’t know if their neighbor would be comfortable w a WOC
A woman in the crowd yells “BULLSH*T” and the everyone laughs
“I like you sista!” Harris says
.
@VP
Harris wakes up in Guatemala this AM, starting her two day fact finding mission that officials say will help create their overall strategy to try to stem the flow of migration.
A look at the BTS work with
@priscialva
and
@MaeveReston
And in response to
@MarkMeadows
today on CNN saying “we are not going to control the virus.”
“They are admitting defeat,” Harris said “This administration fails to take personal responsibility... that's why they have forfeited their right to a second term in office.”
First public event of the day,
@KamalaHarris
greets voters at City Food and Liquor in Marion, SC.
On her way through the restaurant, a man says “President, come make your way over here!”
Scoop:
@RohiniKos
will join the WH as
@KamalaHarris
’s incoming domestic policy advisor & Amb Nancy McEldowney will be the VPs Natl Sec Advisor. 1st shared w CNN, the hires along w Tina Flournoy as COS, are a look at who will surround Harris in new role.
VP Harris slams the proposed abortion ban in Indianapolis to 35 Democratic state lawmakers ahead of the special session:
“Maybe some people need to actually learn how a woman's body works,” she said, “the parameters that are being proposed… she will effectively be prohibited”
In a convo w
@HigherHeightPAC
,
@KamalaHarris
talked about a stigma faced by black girls and women across the world: ambition.
"There have been a lot of black women recently who are coming up and saying, ‘I deserve that’ or ‘Yes I'm qualified’, and we should applaud that."
On the eve of
@KamalaHarris
speech to her home state Democratic Convention, Harris spoke at the
@PPFA
reception— here she enters he venue, receives a massive applause AND hits a little jig near the end
Going to do a thread from
@KamalaHarris
first trip back to her home state of California since the pandemic ramped up in March, with a laser focus on Wildfire damage in Sierra Nevada foothills