Kamala Harris

Our coverage of Kamala Harris, America’s Democratic vice president, including the latest on her 2024 election campaign and policies


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Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump look out of his depth

The presidential debate was a success for the vice-president

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Astrologers are predicting the result of America’s election

Spreading their forecasts through social media can be lucrative—and divisive

The Economist explains

Will the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump matter?

Normally presidential match-ups hardly move the needle—but this is no ordinary year

Graphic detail

Two charts assess Donald Trump’s distinctive debate style

Johnson, our language columnist, compares Trump-speak with Harris-ese

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Where is Kamala Harris’s convention bounce?

And what its absence means for election forecasting

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The Harris campaign hopes North Carolina will finally deliver

Democrats reliably win statewide in local races, but fail in presidential votes. Will this time be different?

Finance & economics

America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make it worse?

Enough policies have been proposed to make a call

By Invitation

Kamala Harris has good vibes. Time for some good policies

Steven Teles, a political scientist, on the three Ps that the Democratic nominee should focus on

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The fate of America’s for-profit colleges hinges on the election

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would claim to be fair—one by cracking down, the other by loosening the reins

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Kamala Harris completes her reinvention

As the Democrats’ convention ends, the general election begins in earnest

The world this week

This week’s cover

How we saw the world

Finance & economics

America’s anti-price-gouging laws are too minor to be communist

No matter what critics of Kamala Harris allege

Briefing

Kamala Harris has revealed only the vaguest of policy platforms

Her record suggests she would be a pragmatist

Leaders

Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump. But how would she govern?

Being a politician is about more than campaigning. More policy detail is needed

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