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Colbert to Harris: Would You Like to Say I Told You So?

She says she didn't predict 'capitulation' to Trump

(Newser) - Kamala Harris appeared on the Late Show Thursday for the first time since her election loss to President Trump and Stephen Colbert asked her if there was something she'd like to say.
  • "You said he would prosecute his political enemies, he would cut Medicaid and Medicare," Colbert
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Kamala Harris Is Out With a Book in September

107 Days will give a behind-the-scenes look at her very brief presidential run

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. The book is called 107 Days, the length of her abbreviated campaign, and will be published by Simon & Schuster on Sept. 23. "Just over a year ago, I launched my campaign...

Harris Rules Out Run for California's Top Job

Her decision reshapes the race to succeed Newsom

(Newser) - Kamala Harris has taken herself out of the running for California governor, choosing instead to keep her options open for a possible return to the national stage. In a statement Wednesday, the former vice president said she had "given serious thought" to a gubernatorial campaign in recent months...

Biden Was Using Ambien Before Infamous Debate, Hunter Claims

Hunter Biden also blasts Clooney and top Democrats for criticizing his father

(Newser) - Hunter Biden claimed in a new interview that his father, Joe Biden, was taking the prescription sleep aid Ambien in the days leading up to his widely criticized debate performance against Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign season. The younger Biden made the claim during a three-hour appearance...

Paramount to Pay Trump $16M Over 60 Minutes Interview

Settlement follows lawsuit over editing of Kamala Harris interview

(Newser) - A rep for President Trump's legal team is calling it "another win for the American people" in the realm of "fake news": Paramount late Tuesday announced that it will pay $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit over the editing of an October 60 Minutes interview...

Lawmaker Lies in State With Husband, Golden Retriever

Melissa Hortman is the first woman to receive honor in Minnesota after targeted killings

(Newser) - Thousands of mourners were flowing into the Minnesota Capitol rotunda in St. Paul on Friday, where Democratic state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband—who were fatally gunned down earlier this month—are lying in state. NBC News reports that Hortman is the first woman in Minnesota to receive...

This Time, World Pride Event 'Is Not Just a Party'

Smaller DC gathering expresses resolve in the face of hostility

(Newser) - After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday's parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation's capital kicked off on a more downbeat note and demonstrators expressed resolve. Thousands gathered under gray skies Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and protest march, as the...

Trump Accuses Celebs Who Backed Harris

President calls for 'major investigation' into money received

(Newser) - President Trump has been trading slams with Bruce Springsteen over the last week , and Trump raised the ante on Monday. In a Truth Social post, Trump called for a "major investigation" of Springsteen and other celebs such as Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and Beyonce who backed Kamala Harris in the...

Emmys Disagree With Trump Over Story's Editing

60 Minutes ' Harris interview is nominated for that very aspect

(Newser) - The editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris that President Trump's lawsuit calls deceptive was rendered Emmy-worthy on Thursday. The segment that CBS aired in October, when Harris was the Democratic presidential nominee, was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding edited interview, Axios reports....

Kamala Harris: Yes, Things Will Probably Get Worse First

Former VP, presidential candidate emerges to give big anti-Trump speech

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor. In her most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January following her defeat to Trump, Harris said...

A Surprise Nonpolitician Is Polling in 2028 Race
A Surprise
Nonpolitician
Is Polling in
2028 Race
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Apr 19, 2025 7:40 AM CDT

A Surprise Nonpolitician Is Polling in 2028 Race

Jon Stewart is at 3% with potential Dems, while Cory Booker sees big leap into 2nd place with 11%

(Newser) - For those counting along at home, there are three years, six months, and 20-odd days until the 2028 election, so we might as well spend the entirety of that time waist-deep in presidential polling, right? A new poll by Echelon Insights takes a look at support for potential Democratic candidates...

Biden's Security Clearance 'No Longer in the National Interest'

Trump strips former president, Kamala Harris, other political foes of the courtesy

(Newser) - More than a dozen of Donald Trump's political foes, including former President Biden, have had their US security clearances yanked by the current president. "I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information," Trump wrote in...

California Governor's Race Gets a New Entrant

Former US Rep. Katie Porter announces she's running, as Kamala Harris remains undecided

(Newser) - Former Democratic US House member Katie Porter announced Tuesday that she's entering the 2026 contest for California governor, reports the AP , joining a crowded field that could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris joins the race. Porter, who became a social media celebrity by brandishing a whiteboard...

Harris Has a Big Decision to Make
Harris Has a
Big Decision
to Make
Mar 7, 2025 12:52 PM CST

Harris Has a Big Decision to Make

She's reportedly debating between running for California governor, or running for the Oval Office again

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering running for governor of California , according to reporting from Politico and CBS News . Harris reportedly told an attendee of a pre-Oscars party last weekend that she would decide whether to run for governor by the end of the summer, Politico reports, noting...

CBS Wants Trump's $20B Lawsuit Tossed

Paramount lawyers call it an 'affront to the First Amendment'

(Newser) - CBS News' parent company is trying to get President Trump's $20 billion l awsuit against the network thrown out, arguing that it is an "affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact." Paramount filed two motions in the US District Court for...

FCC Releases Full Interview at Heart of Trump's CBS Lawsuit

CBS says full transcript shows 60 Minutes sit-down was not edited deceptively

(Newser) - President Trump is suing CBS over Kamala Harris' campaign-cycle interview with 60 Minutes, and on Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission released a transcript of the entire sit-down. The commission's chair, Brendan Carr, requested the transcript after a news distortion complaint was filed with the FCC, the New York Times...

Harris Praises Carter's 'Modesty and Grace'

Trump in separate comments calls Carter's legacy on Panama Canal a 'disgrace'

(Newser) - Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political peak. The military honor guards, a...

After Harris Certifies Her Loss, Late-Night Hosts Riff

'It's like making your ex DJ your wedding,' Jimmy Kimmel says about Trump certification

(Newser) - The late-night talk hosts had plenty to talk about after Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Monday certification of Donald Trump's victory in the election. A sampling, via LateNighter and the New York Times :
  • Stewart: "It's like attending your own funeral, and even the mourners are
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Harris: 'Today, America's Democracy Stood'
'Today, America's
Democracy Stood'
Jan 6, 2025 4:45 PM CST

'Today, America's Democracy Stood'

Harris says she did her duty in certifying her own election defeat

(Newser) - "Democracy must be upheld by the people," Vice President Kamala Harris told NBC News before she oversaw the certification of President-elect Trump's election victory—and her election defeat. "Today I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I...

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington
A Momentous
Jan. 6 Dawns
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THE RUNDOWN
Jan 6, 2025 6:43 AM CST

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington

Kamala Harris will certify election of rival Donald Trump at US Capitol on Monday

(Newser) - As Congress prepares to convene during a winter storm on Monday to certify the election of Donald Trump, the AP makes note of one "extraordinary fact": that "the candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to power." Four years...

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