Tag: Kamala Harris

VP Harris Begins 1st Overseas Trip Since Taking Office

WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Guatemala and Mexico this week is likely to emphasize cooperation with non-government organizations, amid some criticism from local officials over the timing and thrust of her mission to curb migration to the United States from the region, advisers and experts said. The vice president’s first overseas trip since…


VP Harris Begins 1st International Trip Since Taking Office

WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Guatemala and Mexico this week is likely to emphasize cooperation with non-government organizations, amid some criticism from local officials over the timing and thrust of her mission to curb migration to the United States from the region, advisers and experts said. The vice president’s first overseas trip since…


Biden Appoints Harris to Lead White House Efforts on Voting Rights

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that he has placed Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of White House efforts to protect voting rights. Voting is a “sacred right under assault with incredible intensity like I’ve never seen,” the president said referring to efforts by Republican state lawmakers nationwide to tighten election security. He made…


Deep Dive (April 26): Republicans Criticize Harris for Visiting New Hampshire Amid Border Crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris has found herself in the hot seat, as lawmakers said she has yet to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, despite being the Biden administration’s point person. Harris visited New Hampshire to help support the Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan’s reelection bid in the state. The state GOP criticized her visit, writing on Twitter:…


Courts Did Not Fully Hear Trump’s Election-Fraud Challenges: Sen. Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said former President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud were not fully heard by various state and federal courts. He said that a number of lawsuits that were filed by Trump’s team were dismissed on standing rather than the merits of the argument. Following the Nov. 3 election, Trump’s legal team…


Arizona AG Says Kamala Harris Hasn’t Responded to His Invitation to Visit the Border

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris has not responded to his invitation to tour the southern border, criticizing the lack of response and insisting that situation along the border is a “humanitarian crisis on so many levels.” “I guess if you were a philosopher you would say no response…


Abbott Presses ‘Border Czar’ Kamala Harris for Answers on Trafficking of Children Amid Border Surge

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris—the Biden administration’s point person on immigration issues—demanding answers and action on what he described as an “ongoing humanitarian crisis” amid the surge in illegal crossings that he blamed on the administration’s “open border policies.” Last week, President Joe Biden tasked Harris with stemming…


White House Press Secretary Explains Use of ‘Biden-Harris Administration’ When Asked About ‘Rebranding’

The White House on Tuesday elaborated on the use of the term “Biden-Harris administration” as a way to emphasize the importance of the vice president’s role. When asked by a reporter about whether there are deeper reasons behind the “rebranding” of the term—from the “Biden administration” to the “Biden-Harris administration” on the White House website,…


WH Says Biden-Harris Branding is to Emphasize VP’s Role

The White House on Tuesday elaborated on the use of the term “Biden-Harris administration” as a way to emphasize the importance of the vice president’s role. When asked by a reporter about whether there are deeper reasons behind the “rebranding” of the term—from the “Biden administration” to the “Biden-Harris administration” on the White House website,…


Vice President Harris Focusing on ‘Root Causes’ of Migration, Not Border: White House

Vice President Kamala Harris is going to focus on what causes people to illegally cross into the United States, the White House said on Monday. Harris is leading the effort to address the “root causes” of migration, “not the border,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. “There is some confusion over…