Jun 22 3 top reproductive rights groups endorse Joe Biden in 2024 presidential race By Colleen Long, Associated Press Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Emily's List are throwing their early support behind the reelection effort in part to highlight the importance of the issue for Democrats heading into the election year. Continue reading
Jun 08 Vice President Harris announces aid for Haiti, support for climate change initiatives ahead of visit to Caribbean By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. says it also will work with Haiti’s National Police, a severely underfunded and understaffed agency struggling to quell a surge in gang violence, to help investigate and prosecute crimes with U.S. ties that involve gangs, weapons smuggling and… Continue reading
May 27 VP Harris makes history as 1st woman to give West Point commencement speech By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and… Continue reading
May 27 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Democrats, Republicans narrow in on debt limit deal In our news wrap Saturday, House Republicans and the White House signaled that a deal to raise the debt limit is within reach, the Texas House of Representatives impeached the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, Vice President Kamala Harris became… Continue watching
May 16 WATCH: McCarthy speaks after another round of debt ceiling talks with Biden By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press McCarthy said one important development from the meeting was that the president had “changed the scope” of who is negotiating in the staff conversations that have been slow-going over the past week. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Biden takes jab at McCarthy over debt plan during remarks for National Small Business Week By News Desk In his White House speech celebrating small businesses, Biden portrayed the House Republicans' plan as an attempt to extort spending cuts from the administration by putting the federal government at risk of default. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: South Korean President Yoon opens U.S. visit with spotlight on space, mega deals By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol with a tour of a NASA facility as the Biden administration looks to deepen ties with the close ally. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: Kamala Harris announces federal investments in bridge infrastructure By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration is closing out a three-week push to highlight the benefits of infrastructure investments in local communities by awarding nearly $300 million to help repair or replace more than a dozen bridges across the country. Continue reading
Apr 11 Polish leader to meet with Vice President Harris, aiming to strengthen U.S. ties By Associated Press Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is due to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris for talks including on further support for Ukraine. He is also scheduled to have meetings with the representatives of American defense companies during his visit. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 10:33 Kamala Harris meets with Tennessee Democrats expelled from state House by GOP lawmakers By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens It was a chaotic scene at the Tennessee Capitol Thursday as two Black members of the state House of Representatives were kicked out of office by the Republican supermajority. In response, Vice President Harris traveled to Nashville to meet with… Continue watching