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Kamala Harris Makes History As Vice President-Elect Just how did the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of this countrys most effective power players? Through the human touch, by turning defeat into victory and most of all, by doing things her way, a timely biography of Kamala Harris, the US Vice President-elect says. "Harris entered the (Democratic) presidential (nomination) race fully intending to win. To do that, she had to defeat the front runner. That she fell short can be attributed to missteps by her and by factors beyond her control. But though her campaign...

The first woman and first south Asian to hold the office will be key to securing Biden’s legislative agenda in a Senate split 50-50

A roundup of official and unofficial inauguration events around town.

That time Kamala Harris flew on Trump's private plane, and more from her biographer Noah Bierman © (Associated Press) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was California's attorney general from 2011 through 2017. (Associated Press) In his new biography of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, "Kamala's Way," journalist Dan Morain writes that her only-in-America story is fundamentally an only-in-California story. The state proved the "perfect incubator" for a daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica "who grew up proving that social progress and bare-knuckle politics go hand...

'Kamala's Way': A new biography explores how Harris played Trump's game, using confidence and unapologetic ambition to grab the spotlight insider@insider.com (Dan Morain) © Provided by Business Insider Vice President and Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff arrive to the inauguration at the US Capitol on January 20, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images The following is an exclusive excerpt from "Kamala's Way," a new biography by Dan Morain. In it, he explores how the first female VP "rose above the din" in Washington, where her unapologetic ambition and focus made her a star. One...