A late-October survey in Vice President Kamala Harris’s home state showed strong Democratic backing if she ran in the 2026 race for governor. She has not said what she plans to do next.
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Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump’s victory, but not necessarily all the same kind.
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The vice president vacillated on how to talk about the economy, and ended up adopting marginal pro-business tweaks that both corporate and progressive allies agreed made for a muddled message.
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Her friends, aides and political allies say it’s too soon for her to even contemplate her next career move. But the speculation has already begun.
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Election Highlights: Signs of Change Under Trump Start to Emerge
Control of the House is still unclear, but President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party, which has already won a majority in the Senate, are expected to bring significant policy shifts to Congress and cases already before the Supreme Court.
How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost
He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.
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Harris Says She Concedes the Election, but Not Her Fight
Her commitment to a peaceful transfer of power was more than President-elect Trump ever offered to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after they defeated him in 2020.
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In her concession speech, Kamala Harris offered an image for a long fight.
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America’s democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right. Kamala Harris and Democrats were dealt stunning defeats across the country.
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Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.
By Shane Goldmacher
Voters in red and blue states supported abortion rights, but the movement’s winning streak came to an end.
By Michael Barbaro, Kate Zernike, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Carlos Prieto, M.J. Davis Lin, Elisheba Ittoop, Pat McCusker, Dan Powell and Chris Wood
In states like Arizona and Nevada, some voters split their tickets, supporting abortion rights measures while also backing Donald Trump.
By Ruth Igielnik
Vice President Kamala Harris ran a 107-day campaign under extraordinarily rare circumstances after President Biden dropped out of the race. But burdened by the legacy of her incumbency and the history of a nation that has been reluctant to elect a woman of color, Ms. Harris lost ground among most major groups of voters. Erica L. Green, a New York Times White House correspondent, explains what her emotional and defiant concession speech means to Black women in the country.
By Erica L. Green, Claire Hogan, Christina Shaman, Nikolay Nikolov and James Surdam
Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to speak at 4 p.m. Eastern time from Howard University, according to a campaign official briefed on her plans.
By Remy Tumin and Katie Rogers
Speaking on the campaign trail in Atlanta, Mr. Vance told supporters that “in our movement, we love every citizen of this country.” Seconds later, he called Vice President Kamala Harris “trash.”
By Chris Cameron and Simon J. Levien
The vice president made a brief appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
By Dave Itzkoff
Appearing in a mirror opposite her longtime impersonator, the vice president gave a little positive encouragement to her comedic reflection.
By Katie Rogers, Nicholas Nehamas and Maggie Haberman
Wesley Morris has a theory.
By Wesley Morris, Elyssa Dudley, Wendy Dorr, Paula Szuchman and Rowan Niemisto
As the year began, few expected Kamala Harris to make a historic march toward the presidency. After a head-spinning summer, her campaign’s remarkable story awaits its conclusion.
By Nicholas Nehamas
Mr. James, the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer, campaigned for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in previous election cycles. He has made no secret of his low opinion of Donald J. Trump.
By Tania Ganguli
Donald Trump and other Republicans have said repeatedly that she does. Her history on the issue is complicated.
By Emily Baumgaertner and Margot Sanger-Katz
Ms. Bush, whose father and grandfather were the last two Republican presidents before Donald J. Trump, is backing his Democratic opponent.
By Tim Balk
The presidential candidate’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a breast cancer researcher whose egalitarian politics often bucked a patriarchal lab culture.
By Benjamin Mueller
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Former President Donald J. Trump, who has 34 felony convictions and is facing three other indictments, wants to stretch the limits of executive power in the name of fighting crime if he is re-elected president. Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor and California attorney general, has evolved somewhat on crime issues since her first presidential campaign in 2019 and has a more typical Democratic checklist. Maggie Astor, who covers campaign issues for The New York Times, details their stands on guns, policing and crime.
By Maggie Astor, Claire Hogan, David Jouppi and Gabriel Blanco
The rise of Kamala Harris, the tenacious child of high-achieving immigrants, is atypical. But her story is also distinctly American.
By Robert Draper
The New York congresswoman’s foray onto the presidential campaign trail may be a turning point for her and her party.
By Nicholas Fandos
The pop superstar, whose song “Freedom” is already used by the Democratic nominee at her rallies, will appear with Ms. Harris at a Friday event focused on abortion rights.
By Nicholas Nehamas, Sandra E. Garcia, Katie Rogers and Reid J. Epstein
The group of scientists and economists said they feared a Trump presidency would impede progress in science and technology and in fighting climate change.
By Katrina Miller
More than 80 American Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine and economics have signed an open letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Both candidates tout plans that promise to help the country make things again. Canton, Ohio, is an example of the steep challenge.
By German Lopez
JPMorgan’s chief executive has told associates of his support for the vice president, and his dislike of Donald Trump. But fearful of blowback, he won’t say it publicly.
By Rob Copeland
Vice President Kamala Harris has made a notable shift in strategy to paint Donald Trump as unfit and dangerous as Democrats grow anxious about the closeness of the race just two weeks out.
By Jess Bidgood, Lisa Lerer and Michael Gold
Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Ms. Harris never worked at the fast-food chain. Her campaign and a friend say she did.
By Heather Knight and Nicholas Nehamas
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As Ms. Harris rose to center stage, the actor playing her on “S.N.L.” modified her approach, turning the vice president into a no-nonsense boss, surrounded by dopey men.
By Rebecca Davis O’Brien
Future Forward has ascended to the top of the Democratic political universe, but it has also drawn suspicion and second-guessing.
By Theodore Schleifer and Shane Goldmacher
The vice president’s sit-down with Bret Baier was her most contentious meeting with a journalist since becoming the Democratic nominee.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
The vice president will take questions from Bret Baier in a session to be broadcast at 6 p.m. She joins a long line of Democratic candidates and elected officials who have ventured into hostile television territory.
By Adam Nagourney
During a free-flowing interview that was by turns friendly and pointed, the vice president went beyond her previous remarks in casting Donald Trump as an authoritarian.
By Nicholas Nehamas and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The interview, to be conducted by the anchor Bret Baier in Pennsylvania, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Mecklenburg County leans liberal but has broken Democrats’ hearts in past elections with low voter turnout. A new party leader wants to change that.
By Eduardo Medina
A conversation among “mom friends” in suburban Phoenix shows the depths of Donald J. Trump’s trouble with a key slice of female voters.
By Jennifer Medina
The vice president’s whirlwind tour of talk shows and interviews revealed the kind of persona she wants to present as she seeks to become the election’s main character.
By James Poniewozik
Her media swing showed how she often responds to uncomfortable questions by acknowledging them, yet not fully answering them.
By Michael C. Bender
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In a “60 Minutes” interview this week, the vice president shared the kind of gun she owns. Its associations with law enforcement and pop culture make it a potent symbol.
By Joseph Bernstein
No presidential candidate is believed to have ever raised so much money so fast after entering a race. The campaign has stopped trumpeting its fund-raising totals to keep Democrats from becoming complacent.
By Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
After her divorce from Bill Gates, Ms. French Gates came into her own billions of dollars, with which she could do whatever she chose. She used to insist on appearing nonpartisan, but no more.
By Theodore Schleifer
The vice president visited Charlotte, N.C., for an update on relief efforts after Hurricane Helene ravaged wide swaths of the Southeast.
By Reid J. Epstein
Donald J. Harris rarely speaks to his famous daughter, who lives nearby. But he helped shape who she became.
By Robert Draper
The former congresswoman and Republican exile campaigned with the vice president in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
By Hannah Yi
The rock star has long aligned himself with Democrats and been critical of former President Donald J. Trump.
By Tim Balk and Nick Corasaniti
One of the most surprising surrogates of 2024 argues that Harris is best for the economy — and therefore for everyone.
By Astead W. Herndon and Anna Foley
Voters have signaled that they want to know more about the vice president. By leaning on her background as a prosecutor, this ad aims to fill in those gaps and assuage any worries.
By Katie Rogers
The 50th season began with several surprise guests and alumni — including Dana Carvey, Jim Gaffigan and Andy Samberg — playing figures in the 2024 election.
By Dave Itzkoff
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The casting ended months of speculation after President Biden, played on Saturday by Dana Carvey, withdrew from the race. James Austin Johnson continued as Donald Trump.
By Dave Itzkoff
In her sophomore collection Chloé’s Chemena Kamali offers a high summer vibe, but not too many suits. Schiaparelli and Rabanne also let the sun shine in.
By Vanessa Friedman
Harris advisers point to a number of brightening public polls showing that Donald Trump’s lead is eroding on the critical question of whom voters trust most on the economy.
By Shane Goldmacher
In her first one-on-one cable TV interview since becoming the nominee, the vice president repeatedly dodged direct questions and stuck firmly on message.
By Reid J. Epstein
The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire philanthropist into the political spotlight.
By Theodore Schleifer
Polls show voters want to know more about what she would do. This ad, running across the battlegrounds, gives answers.
By Reid J. Epstein
Approximately three million undecided voters in seven battleground states will most likely decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and surveys show that these voters are pessimistic about the country’s future. Jonathan Swan, a reporter covering the presidential campaign for The New York Times, examines how these voters are responding to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump.
By Jonathan Swan, Claire Hogan, Laura Salaberry, David Seekamp and Whitney Shefte
After Ms. Jackson told The Guardian that Ms. Harris is “not Black,” her representatives said a man who apologized on her behalf was not authorized to speak for her.
By Maya Salam
More than two decades ago, the future vice president and the future conservative firebrand were rising legal stars in San Francisco. Then Ms. Guilfoyle accused Ms. Harris of trying to deny her a job.
By Matt Flegenheimer
The remarkable utterance underscored Democrats’ increasing comfort with the country’s gun culture, and how Harris is trying to use it to puncture notions about female candidates.
By Jess Bidgood
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The two are meeting in a suburb of Detroit at a virtual event called “Unite for America,” which will featured members of some of the online groups that have coalesced around Ms. Harris.
By Erica L. Green
A Silicon Valley software engineer bought a modest one-bedroom condo in San Francisco once owned by the vice president. He rents it out.
By Heather Knight
Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after her fierce debate with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Writing on Instagram, where she has hundreds of millions of followers, Ms. Swift encouraged her fans to do their own research and to register to vote.
By Matt Stevens, Shawn Paik, Christina Shaman, Gabriel Blanco and Nikolay Nikolov
In Tuesday’s debate, the vice president made herself the studio audience for a cringe comedy starring her opponent.
By James Poniewozik
In rebutting a claim from former President Donald J. Trump during their debate, the vice president asserted that she owned a gun, adding, “We’re not taking anybody’s guns away.”
By Kellen Browning
Her Instagram post backing the vice president came shortly after Ms. Harris and former President Donald Trump had stepped off the debate stage.
By Nicholas Nehamas, Theodore Schleifer and Nick Corasaniti
Also, Louisiana is bracing for Francine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
By Matthew Cullen
Penzeys, a chain of spice stores in more than 20 states, has frequently criticized Republicans.
By Michael Levenson
Here’s what Vice President Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have done and want to do on abortion, crime, democracy, the economy, immigration, Israel and Gaza, and Social Security and Medicare.
By Maggie Astor
What are Vice President Kamala Harris’s strengths and weaknesses as a debater? Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, looks at moments in previous debates as Ms. Harris prepares for her high-stakes debate with Donald J. Trump.
By Lisa Lerer, Nikolay Nikolov and Rebecca Suner
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Steve Buscemi, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Mark Ruffalo and Lorraine Bracco joined Bill de Blasio, Nancy Pelosi and Leon Panetta to raise money for Kamala Harris.
By Charles Homans
The hawkish conservative and vice president under President George W. Bush has broken with Donald J. Trump before. Earlier this week, his daughter Liz Cheney said she would vote for Ms. Harris.
By Annie Karni
The battle over who Ms. Harris is — and what she stands for — will take center stage on Tuesday when she and Donald Trump debate for the first time.
By Shane Goldmacher
The vice president’s role in border policy has come under intense scrutiny as the election nears.
By Sabrina Tavernise, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Nina Feldman, Clare Toeniskoetter, Mooj Zadie, M.J. Davis Lin, Paige Cowett, Elisheba Ittoop, Pat McCusker and Chris Wood
In “Making the Presidency,” Lindsay M. Chervinsky argues that John Adams established what it means to be America’s commander in chief.
By Ted Widmer
Both major presidential candidates now say they oppose the proposed takeover of the industrial giant by Nippon Steel of Japan.
By River Akira Davis
The CNN anchor has been a firm-but-fair interlocutor in three previous interviews with Ms. Harris in the past few years.
By Michael M. Grynbaum
‘She didn’t break eye contact. It was intense. You feel on trial.’
By Jess Bidgood
As our contest comes to a close, we honor both a video and an essay, and hear from students and judges about their experiences participating this year.
By The Learning Network
The vice president has virtually erased Berkeley, Calif., her hometown, from her campaign biography. The residents of “the People’s Republic” say they get it.
By Heather Knight and Alexandra Berzon
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In her convention speech, Kamala Harris told of being inspired by her father, a prominent economist who was otherwise largely a footnote in her personal story.
By Erica L. Green
The Aug. 23, 2024, episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”
Unsubstantiated rumors that the star would appear at the Democratic National Convention, perhaps alongside Taylor Swift, created a daylong frenzy. Then the headliner took control.
By Salamishah Tillet
After accepting the nomination, Ms. Harris was flying back to Washington on Friday for a weekend respite before returning to the campaign trail next week.
By Reid J. Epstein and Katie Rogers
As Democrats coalesce around their candidate, here are some of the words that define the party now.
By A.O. Scott
For the most important speech of her life, the presidential candidate dressed for more than identity politics.
By Vanessa Friedman
Accepting the nomination, the vice president completed a whirlwind ascent — and sought to finally supplant Donald Trump at the center of America’s political drama.
By James Poniewozik
The vice president’s convention speech embodied her efforts to win over swing voters.
By David Leonhardt
Presenting herself as a pragmatic leader who could unite all Americans behind a “new way forward,” Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, gives his takeaways.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Gabriel Blanco, Christina Shaman, Claire Hogan, Rebecca Suner and Nikolay Nikolov
The vice president’s remarks lasted roughly 35 minutes on the final night of the convention in Chicago.
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Continuing the D.N.C.’s family theme, Vice President Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter Ella Emhoff took the stage on Thursday night.
Also, Canada’s rail shutdown could disrupt the U.S. economy. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
By Matthew Cullen
President Biden’s exit from the presidential race brought a surge of new donors to the Democratic campaign. They tended to be younger, and from areas with slightly higher proportions of Black and college-educated residents.
By Albert Sun, Andrew Park, Saurabh Datar and Christine Zhang
Kamala Harris may be offering the nation a future defined by the fine print, focused on accomplishing what can be done now.
By Erica L. Green, Christina Shaman, Karen Hanley, Farah Otero-Amad, Rebecca Suner and Claire Hogan
From the vice president’s looks to the “angel” judge at his trial, the former president can’t help commenting on the appearance of others — especially in relation to himself.
By Jesse McKinley
The vice president supports the tax increases proposed by the Biden White House, according to her campaign.
By Andrew Duehren
As she prepares to formally accept the Democratic nomination on Thursday night, what the vice president may be offering the nation is a future defined by the fine print.
By Lisa Lerer, Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Less than a month after Democrats changed their nominee in a remarkable political shake-up, Kamala Harris has her party thinking it can win. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter for The New York Times and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” reports from Chicago.
By Astead W. Herndon, Claire Hogan, Rebecca Suner and Gabriel Blanco
Her convention address on Thursday will tell the story of her middle-class upbringing, cast the 2024 race as the future versus the past and appeal to patriotism.
By Shane Goldmacher
Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.A.W. president Shawn Fain and Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson on the passing of the torch.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Elisa Gutierrez
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Beyond the headlines, Ms. Harris has taken ballet, collected Converse sneakers and felt the influence of her grandfather, a diplomat.
By Andrew Trunsky and Alyce McFadden
We assessed some of the vice president’s talking points about her opponent.
By Linda Qiu
Oprah Winfrey spoke on the third night of the Democratic convention. She gave Kamala Harris a full-throated endorsement, saying that voting for her is “common sense.”
Ms. Kaling, like Vice President Kamala Harris, is Indian American. They once cooked masala dosa together in a 2019 YouTube video.
By Alyce McFadden
Ms. Harris is working to embody a powerful political force. But Donald J. Trump doesn’t want to let the incumbent party sell itself as anything but the status quo.
By Shane Goldmacher
As each state delegation was called on, the moment was accompanied by a song.
By Nick Corasaniti, Taylor Robinson and Alyce McFadden
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