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Report: Twitter slow to remove threats against VP Harris
A new study from Bot Sentinel found that Twitter allowed tweets calling Kamala Harris the "N" word, a "b*tch," and a "fa*got" to stay on the platform despite calls to take them down.
In all, the non-partisan non-profit research organization focused on fighting disinformation and online harassment found 4,265 abusive...
Harris and EPA announces $500 million clean school bus program
The Biden-Harris administration and the Environmental Protection Agency announced that $500 million is available for schools to apply to replace diesel school buses with zero-emission buses.
This marks the first round of funding from the $5 billion investment for low and zero-emission buses over the next five years from the...
Biden, Harris condemn hate crimes at AAPI Heritage Month
The White House celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a reception at the White House Rose Garden. It's the first time since the pandemic the reception took place in the White House, according to Ani News. Around 200 AAPI leaders were in attendance as well.
In their...
Indian American Navy Vet, appointed as Harris’ defense advisor
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Senior Advisor Herbie Ziskend confirmed Shanti Sethi’s appointment to Harris’ office as executive secretary and defense advisor, The American Bazaar reports.
Sethi is tasked with coordinating National Security Advisor documentation across the Office of the Vice President, according to Indian Express.
During her 29-year career in...
AAPI Lawmakers Meet with Biden and Harris to Discuss AAPI Priorities
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) leadership met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday to discuss AAPI policy priorities.
CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC First Vice-Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), CAPAC Second Vice-Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), and CAPAC Whip...
VP Harris swears in President’s Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
By Julia Tong, AsAmNews Intern
In a virtual ceremony on February 3rd, Vice President Kamala Harris swore in the first President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (PACAANHPI).
The Commission, which is housed under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is co-chaired by...
Fox News anchor says VP Harris suffering from “typical female problems”
Fox News host Jesse Watters ridiculed Vice President Kamala Harris for suffering from “typical female problems” as she confessed to struggling working in D.C., reported the Daily Beast.
Attending a meeting amongst some of the most influential Black women in the United States, PBS reported that Harris...
VP Harris compares Capitol Insurrection to Dec 7 & 9/11
By Louis Chan, AsAmNews National Correspondent
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation this morning on the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol insurrection and said the day will go down in history with December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001.
"What they sought to degrade and destroy was not...
Is Vice President Harris being judged unfairly?
Vice President Kamala Harris declined to confirm a New York Times report that she thinks media coverage of her would be different if she were a White man.
Speaking on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, she said "I will leave that for others to deal with" when asked if she's...
Key staff of VP Harris resigns. Major shakeup possible
High turnover among key staff in the office of Vice President Kamala Harris is being blamed on burnout and fear among staffers that they will become too closely associated with Harris, reports Axios.
Her chief spokesperson, Symome Sanders, announced last week she would be leaving just weeks after communications...
Harris breaks tie. Kiran Ahuja confirmed as director of OPM
The former executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Pacific Americans has been confirmed as the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, reports India West.
Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote for Kiran Ahuja, breaking a 50-50 tie in the senate.
Ahuja...
Biden-Harris to join closing celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month
A star-studded line up from Hollywood, Broadway and politics will take part Monday in a closing celebration of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
President Joe Biden, along with First Lady Jill Biden will be joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff for an...
Harris warns of AAPI voter suppression. Clinton talks AAPI power
By Aaron Facundo, AsAmNews Intern
Vice President Kamala Harris heralded the passage of the Hate Crime Act Wednesday, but warned of suppression of Asian Americans who vote by mail.
Harris spoke at the AAPI Victory Alliance's event featuring big names from the AAPI community discussing anti-Asian hate crimes. An after...
Harris, Biden meet AAPI leaders in Atlanta
From Twitter
On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris met with Asian American and Pacific Island (AAPI) leaders in Atlanta, Ga., just two days after a series of shootings at three spas and massage parlours claimed the lives of eight, six of whom were Asian American women, National...
Biden and Harris Plan to Meet with AAPI leaders in Atlanta
Photo by Lisa Ferdinando via Flickr Creative Commons
On Thursday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders and lawmakers in Atlanta, The New York Times reports.
The President and Vice President had already...
AAPI Biden/Harris Inaugural Ball Shows Unity
By Erin Chew, AsAmNews Staff Writer
Actors Chloe Bennett and Kumail Nanjiani emceed the "2021 AAPI Inaugural Ball" online Tuesday on the eve of the official Presidential Inauguration.
The event celebrated the efforts of AAPI activists, campaigners and volunteers who have worked around the clock over the past year...
Officer fired after sexist tweet about VP-elect Harris
The Byhalia Police Department in the state of Mississippi fired one of its officers after he posted a misogynistic meme on social media about Kamala Harris, according to Fox 13.
WREG first reported the post from Officer David Pannell which it said read “she will be an inspiration to young...
Harris’ 1st speech as VP-Elect: “I will not be the last”
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris called for hope and unity and paid tribute to her mother tonight in her first speech to the nation in her new role.
Speaking on stage in a parking lot outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, DE, she recalled her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, as...
Analysis: Harris is a frequent target of misinformation
An analysis by a media intelligence company indicates Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is a more frequent target of misinformation than Vice President Mike Pence, The Hill reports.
Zignal Labs found that Harris was targeted as often as four times as Pence as well as Sen. Tim...
Harris deals with criticism on laugh, campaign behavior
Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has been targeted for everything from her laugh to her dancing over the course of one weekend.
During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, President Trump mocked Harris’ laughter during her ‘60 Minutes’ interview, which aired on Sunday, the New York Post reports.
According to another New...
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