In today's Essential Politics newsletter: A press event at a grocery store underscores the new reality of Vice President Kamala Harris' protective bubble.
We were honored that @SenKamalaHarris Harris became the first Vice Presiden #CityLab2021 to speak at today, which speaks to the growing importance of mayors to American life:
Today's Women's History Month "She-ro" is Kamala Harris. She rose through the ranks of California politics, first as the state's Attorney General and then as a U.S. Senator, to become the first female Vice President in American history.
As Black History Month ends and Women’s History Month begins, I want to celebrate our nation’s first female Vice President—Kamala Harris. Our @SenKamalaHarris is a trailblazer for women across the nation. Her leadership will help #COVIDus crush the pandemic and move our country forward.
LIVE: At CityLab 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris joins mayors and experts for critical conversations on the pandemic, social justice, and climate change ▶️
With Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaker in an evenly divided Senate, the bill is likely to pass under reconciliation. #Stimulus
A virtual edition of the annual CityLab conference starts Monday, and it includes Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg via @CityLab
SOCIAL INEQUITIES: To confront systemic barriers in American life, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “Let’s tell the truth about what we see knowing that often to speak truth may make folks uncomfortable.”
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN: Vice President Kamala Harris touted the American Rescue Plan, which passed the House, as “an extraordinary feat.”
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Today would be a great day for President Biden and Vice President Harris to #CancelStudentDebt .
Today would be a great day for President Biden and Vice President Harris to #CancelStudentDebt .
Sen. Kamala Harris will be the United States’ next vice president, CNN projects. She will be the first woman to hold the office. She will also be the nation’s first Black and South Asian vice president. #CNNElection
WATCH: Vice President Kamala Harris is sworn into office by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Let's just sit with this for a moment and what it means. Tomorrow, Kamala Devi Harris will be the first woman sworn in as vice president of the United States.
Ann and I extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. We know both of them as people of good will and admirable character. We pray that God may bless them in the days and years ahead.
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: at 3:41amET, Joe Biden & Kamala Harris were confirmed by Congress to have won enough Electoral College votes to be chosen as President & Vice President of the United States. Biden will be inaugurated at noon on January 20, 2021
BREAKING: Joe Biden elected the next President of the United States. Kamala Harris elected the first female Vice President. @CNN projection. #Election2020 .
Kamala Harris was born in California and is eligible for both the vice presidency and presidency. President Trump yesterday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory that she's not eligible.
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