Kamala Harris
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America’s Public Defenders’ Offices Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them
As a former prosecutor and attorney general of California, I saw our legal system at its best when we pursued justice and stood up for victims of murder, rape, and other serious crimes. It made me feel proud. But I also saw the parts of our criminal justice system that were failing—including overworked and underpaid…
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Where’s Security? Man Grabs Sen. Kamala Harris’ Microphone at Forum
A protester interrupted Sen. Kamala Harris’ speech on Saturday, snatching the microphone from the presidential candidate and beginning a rant before being escorted from the stage. Harris was in San Francisco at the MoveOn “Big Ideas Forum” discussing her plan to close the gender pay-gap when a protester walked onto the stage. Harris appeared more…
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Biden’s World: Joe Flexing a Commanding Lead in New Poll
Americans know a mediocre thing when they see one, and they’re warming up to warming up 2015’s leftovers for the Oval Office, according to a new poll. If the numbers are to be believed, the “NBA Jam” announcer could soon inform us that the former Delaware congressman is on fire. In a poll conducted by…
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Kamala Harris Reintroduces Bill Addressing the Black Maternal Healthcare Crisis
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris reintroduced the Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies (Maternal CARE) Act on Wednesday, her 2018 bill that seeks to address the ongoing black maternal health crisis. “Black mothers across the country are facing a health crisis that is driven in part by implicit bias in our health care system. We must…
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Kamala Harris to Corporate America: Give Women Their Fair Share of the Bag or Else
Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has a warning for corporations that continue to pay women less than men: Give women the bag they deserve or I’ll snatch coins out of yours. Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve seen all of the data highlighting how much less women are paid than men.…
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Joe Biden Downplays Infamous 1994 Crime Bill, But Kamala Harris Isn't Here For It
Sen. Kamala Harris is not feeling Joe Biden’s claim that the infamous 1994 crime bill—which he was instrumental in creating in order to thwart “predators in our streets” who were “beyond the pale”—did not lead to mass incarceration in the U.S. Per NBC News, his exact quote on Tuesday was: “Folks, let’s get something straight,…
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Kamala Harris Says If She’s Elected President, She Will Ban AR-15-Style Guns, the Weapon of Choice in Mass Shootings
On Wednesday, presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced that should she be elected president, she’ll get right down to business when it comes to addressing AR-15s—the weapon of choice in mass shootings. CNN reports that during a campaign stop in New Hampshire, the former California attorney general revealed that she’ll use her executive authority to ban…
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Among Democratic 2020 Hopefuls, Kamala Harris Is Pulling in the Most Money From Big-Dollar Donors in Communities of Color
Sen. Kamala Harris is the No. 1 favorite among big-dollar donors of color when it comes to the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020. In ZIP codes populated by more than 50 percent people of color, Harris raised $1 million, according to April campaign filing reports analyzed by NBC News. Harris pulled in…
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Kamala Harris Promises Her 2020 Administration Will Combat 'Hate,' Hold Social Media Platforms 'Accountable'
On Sunday, during the NAACP’s Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, presidential hopeful Kamala Harris announced that she’ll hold social media platforms “accountable” for “hate” should she be elected president in 2020. “We will hold social media platforms accountable for the hate infiltrating their platforms, because they have a responsibility to help fight against…
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Trump Calls Sen. Kamala Harris 'Nasty' Because That's What Misogynists Do. Harris Responds
I would like to say that the president of United States is out of character when he refers to a female senator as “nasty,” but who are we kidding? This president ran on a platform of degrading and belittling women and yet, 53 percent of white women ate that shit up and voted for him…