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Will Biden, Harris or Obama endorse Karen Bass for mayor? Time will tell as November looms

WASHINGTON — Just five days before the mayoral primary this month, the nation’s top housing official made an unusual appearance with Rep. Karen Bass in Los Angeles, helping the mayoral candidate make a show that she would tackle the city’s homeless crisis by summoning friends in the federal government.

Los Angeles Times

In Illinois, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks of ‘past tense’ era of abortion rights

Said Harris at a YMCA in Plainfield: “Today, as of right now, as of this minute, we can only talk about what Roe v. Wade protected. Past tense.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Harris discusses abortion laws with state attorneys general

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with attorneys general from seven Democratic-led states

The Independent UK

Over 40 organisations call on Biden to do more to free Brittney Griner from detention in Russia

The WNBA star has been detained in Russia since February

The Independent UK

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Illinois on Friday: stops in Chicago, Plainfield

Harris will highlight the administration’s work on maternal health and will speak at a convention of Latino officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kamala Harris touts White House’s infrastructure plan during Pittsburgh visit

PITTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Pittsburgh Friday morning to meet with members of the community and other leaders in Homewood to discuss the White House’s bipartisan infrastructure plan and how it could help replace lead water lines in the region.

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Kamala Harris' Online Harassment Task Force Is a Bad Idea

It's Nina Jankowicz 2.0.

Reason

Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?

The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.

WEKU

Trumpists stitched a legal theory from whole cloth. The hearings tore it apart

Over the course of nearly three hours, the public repeatedly heard that Mike Pence lacked the authority to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election

The Guardian - US

Trump lawyer didn't think Harris should have power to overturn election but Pence should, aide testifies

"If you were right, don't you think Al Gore might have liked to have known in 2000 that he had authority to just declare himself president?"

Axios

Harris unveils expansion of postpartum health program for low-income moms

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced an expansion of a federal program that provides health care coverage for lower-income women for up to a year after they give birth.

Los Angeles Times

Harris to launch task force on online harassment, abuse

Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse

The Independent UK

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joining White House in senior post

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the Biden administration in a senior White House role.

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Kamala Harris warns overturning Roe could lead to ‘challenges’ to same-sex marriage and birth control

Legal scholars and civil rights groups have warned that data privacy protections, marriage equality and LGBT+ rights could be at risk with Supreme Court decision

The Independent UK

Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museum

President Joe Biden has signed a bill creating a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States

The Independent UK

Ex-Obama adviser David Axelrod says Biden’s age will be ‘major issue’ if he seeks re-election

President will be 82 years old in 2024

The Guardian - US

AOC refuses to endorse Biden for 2024 as Democrats doubt his ability to win

Congresswoman says she’s focused on trying to preserve Democrats’ congressional majority in November’s midterms

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The Independent UK

VP Harris says 'thank you' to SC Democrats at fundraiser

Vice President Kamala Harris has told a gathering of South Carolina Democrats how appreciative the White House is for the key support that ultimately led to the Biden administration

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Want to stop immigration? Empower immigrants in the US to help their families back home

President Joe Biden wants to slow migration to this country, a priority of his administration at the Summit of the Americas. It's a bizarre venue to make such a stand, considering that the event is happening in Los Angeles, a crossroads of the Latino world.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Gavin Newsom won big in California. Could he be president?

Yes, of course, Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for re-election. But after he trounced his nearest competitor by nearly 40 points in Tuesday’s California primary, could he have something loftier on his mind? Like running for president?

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Caribbean leaders not quite ready to reject fossil fuels as the US pushes climate pact

LOS ANGELES — The secretary-general of the 15-member Caribbean Community opened talks Thursday with the Biden administration over a new partnership to tackle climate change and the region’s energy crisis by making it clear that Caribbean nations were not quite ready to give up fossil fuels.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US to help Caribbean nations embrace clean energy. Will it work?

Already vulnerable to hurricanes, sea-level rise and other environmental disasters, sun-soaked Caribbean nations have some of the highest energy bills in the world, relying heavily on imported fossil fuel and diesel-powered energy plants to keep the lights on.

France 24

Summit of the Americas: Joe Biden's agenda overshadowed by invite controversy

This week, the US pledged close to $2 billion in private sector funds to help fight migration, adding to another billion already promised in December. US Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement on day one of the Summit of the Americas, which is taking place in Los Angeles. The…

Reuters

Biden rebuked over guest list at Americas summit he is hosting

Latin American leaders rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden face-to-face on Thursday over his exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from an Americas summit he is hosting, underscoring the challenges he faces to reassert leadership in the region.

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