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Male Colleagues Disrupt Sen. Kamala Harris During Russian Probe

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was interrupted again by her male colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee probing the Russian involvement in the Presidential election. This time it happened during her questioning of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, reports NBC News. Employing the Department of Justice’s policy that prohibits disclosing private communication...

Senator Kamala Harris Preps to Question Former FBI Director Comey Thursday

The testimony of former FBI director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday will be broadcast live on both cable news and broadcast outlets. Among those scheduled to question him is first year California Senator Kamala Harris who has taken the mantle as an outspoken critic of the Trump...

Sen. Kamala Harris talks Healthcare on Popular Podcast and Takes to Twitter

A sold out live presentation of the popular podcast Pod Save America took the stage on Saturday in San Francisco with special guest star Sen. Kamala Harris, reports CBS San Francisco. "Pod Save America" is a political podcast hosted by four former Obama administration staffers who discuss the latest news...

Sen. Kamala Harris calls U.S.-Mexico Wall “a stupid use of money”

Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the first Indian American to serve in the Senate, called President Trump's plans for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border "a stupid use of money" during a town hall in Los Angeles on Friday, reports The Hill. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/855559494637674496 Earlier on Friday, Trump's budget chief Mick Mulvaney stated that...

Sen. Kamala Harris Leads Support of Obamacare at Los Angeles Rally

Hundreds gathered in Exposition Park in Los Angeles to rally in support of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, reports CBS Los Angeles. The rally was one of several across the country held Sunday. The Senate and House  have begun clearing the way for the repeal of many...

Kamala Harris Has Work to Do to Win Asian American Vote

By Louis Chan AsAmNews National Correspondent A poll conducted of 1,106 Asian Americans in California  found that support for Kamala Harris in her race against fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate is in no way guaranteed.   The National Asian American Survey found a whopping 49 percent of those surveyed are undecided...

Kamala Harris’ Career Choice Inspired by Civil Rights Giants

By Ed Diokno   Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General, hopes to become the state's first Indian American U.S. Senator. If she wins, she would also become the state's first African American U.S. Senator. She's running for the seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is retiring after 24 years in...

Kamala Harris Still Relatively Unknown Despite Her Rising Star Status

By Mandy Day California's first open Senate seat in twenty-four years has failed to garner the caliber of candidates one would expect in the U.S.'s most populous state. In the five months since Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer announced her retirement, few major contenders have entered the race. The expense of running...

Buzz Feed: Rising Democrat Kamala Harris Has A Decision to Make

UPDATE: Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom announced this morning he won't be running for the Senate in two years. That in all probability increases the likelihood Harris would run. California Attorney General Kamala Harris has long been considered a rising Democrat on the national scene. Few Democrats, however, expected her...

American Bazaar: Kamala Harris Weds in Santa Barbara

California Attorney General Kamala Harris got married in a small private ceremony to attorney Douglas Emhoff, reports the American Bazaar. The wedding was performed at the Santa Barbara courthouse August 22 by Kamala's sister Maya. Emhoff is a partner in the firm Venable LLP. The couple has been engaged for...

SF Chronicle: Kamala Harris engaged to be married. @KamalaHarris

California State Attorney General Kamala Harris has announced her engagement to Los Angeles attorney Douglas Emhoff, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Harris is a rising political star in the Democratic party and has been mentioned as a possible future candidate for Governor. She is the daughter of an Indian mother and...

L.A. Times: California’s Top Prosecutor Kamala Harris Opposes Prop. 8

California Attorney General Kamala Harris touted her refusal to defend Proposition 8 when she spoke to party activists Saturday at the California Democratic Convention, according to L.A. Times. Prop. 8 is an initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California. “When I ran for attorney general, I promised we would never...

Op-Ed: Kamala Devi Harris, the First of (hopefully) Many

Via Flickr Creative Commons by Marc Nozell By Shree Baphna, AsAmNews Staff Writer I have always held an equal amount of admiration and reservations about Senator Kamala Harris. For one, she is a woman of color who has made a name for herself through her articulate interrogations of questionable people of...

LA Times: CA Attorney General @KamalaHarris Urges High Court to Throw Out Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is supporting a constitutional challenge to Michigan's ban on affirmative Action, reports the LA Times. She says the ban violates the "equal protection clause" of the constitution. "California has a particular interest in the outcome of this case because, as in Michigan, its voters amended its...

Politico: @KamalaHarris Reiterates Support for President Despite “Best Looking” Remarks

California Attorney General Kamala Harris threw President Obama a lifeline Friday when she said she strongly supports him, reported Politico Mr. Obama came under a barrage of criticism from his own supporters when he called Harris the "best looking" attorney general in the country. In a statement, Harris spokesman Gil Harris...

The Hollywood Gossip: @barackObama Calls @KamalaHarris American’s Best Looking Attorney General

President Barack Obama in California to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates stirred controversy today when he called California Attorney General Kamala Harris (pictured here) the "best looking" Attorney General, reports The Hollywood Gossip. Harris who some have suggested could be a future nominee for the US Supreme Court was...

DNA: California Attorney General @KamalaHarris Moves to Change State’s Outdated Rape Law

  A 140-year-old law which states that rape is only to be considered if a person is married is outdated and needs to be changed, says California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The loophole came to light when a Los Angeles court overturned a three-year-old rape conviction. In a 2009 case,...

Asiance: California Attorney General @KamalaHarris Says Women Can Do Job As Well As Anyone Else

California Attorney General Kamala Harris called for greater diversity on the table of decision makers and says there must be as many women as men in the decision making process. Harris holds many firsts--she's the first women elected Attorney General in California. She's also the first Asian American and African...

Organizers rally AAPI voters in Pennsylvania for Harris

A crowd of AAPI voters rallied at a park in Philadelphia's Cambodia Town in support of Vice President Kamala Harris just days before the election. The rally was one of many events to organize Southeast Asian voters in support of the Democratic presidential candidate. Some attendees arrived Saturday from outside...

Harris Drives strong support among Asian American women

Vice President Kamala Harris has become a key influence on voting preferences among Asian American women in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. According to NBC News, Harris’s identity as a Black and South Asian American woman resonates strongly within the Asian American community, especially among women who see her as...
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