Kamala Harris
The Lede
Kamala Harris’s Political Calculus Takes Shape in First Major Interview
The Vice-President and her advisers clearly believe that being accused of flip-flopping is a lesser threat to her campaign than being cast as too radical.
By John Cassidy
The Lede
Kamala Harris’s Gamble
Four years ago, the Democrats made big promises to address racial and economic injustice. Will voters remember?
By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Political Scene Podcast
How Much Is “Being Cool” Actually Worth in Politics?
The New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry dissects how Vice-President Harris became a “Kamalanomenon.”
The Financial Page
Kamala Harris and the New Democratic Economic Paradigm
At their Convention in Chicago last week, the Democrats looked like a party that is unusually united in its goals.
By John Cassidy
Comment
Can Kamala Harris Keep Up the Excitement Through Election Day?
At the Democratic National Convention, the sense of relief was as overwhelming as the general euphoria—but the campaign against Donald Trump has only just begun.
By Jonathan Blitzer
The Political Scene Podcast
Kamala Harris’s “Different Kind of Hope Campaign”
“The enthusiasm is real, but I don’t think it’s so much around an agenda of Harris’s as much as it is around an agenda of stopping Trump,” Susan B. Glasser says.
By Susan B. Glasser and Evan Osnos
Fault Lines
What Kamala Harris May Have to Do Next
The D.N.C. was remarkably well orchestrated, but unscripted tests remain.
By Jay Caspian Kang
The Lede
Kamala Harris’s “Freedom” Campaign
Democrats’ years-long efforts to reclaim the word are cresting in this year’s Presidential race.
By Peter Slevin
Letter from Biden’s Washington
The Speech of Kamala Harris’s Lifetime
The Democratic Presidential nominee leaves Chicago with her party united, but Donald Trump is not yet defeated.
By Susan B. Glasser
The Lede
The Democratic Party Rebrands Itself Before Viewers’ Eyes
With Kamala Harris preparing to take the spotlight at the D.N.C., Party factions seek to project unity and joy.
By Emily Witt
The Lede
Can Kamala Harris’s Campaign Solve the Latino Turnout Problem?
For decades, Democrats have struggled to motivate communities that could guarantee them victories. Harris may have the best shot yet.
By Geraldo Cadava
Infinite Scroll
How the Harris Campaign Beat Trump at Being Online
Trump has always drawn ideas from the darker corners of the Internet, but his new opponent has found a different kind of traction by embracing the Web’s native formats.
By Kyle Chayka
The Lede
Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.
In a valedictory speech in Chicago, the President mapped his legacy and asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of tragedy.
By Evan Osnos
On Television
The Kamala Show
How Vice-President Harris’s public persona has evolved, from tough prosecutor to frozen interviewee to joyful candidate.
By Vinson Cunningham
The Financial Page
Has Kamala Harris Risen Above the Vibecession?
Voters are still concerned about high prices, but inflation has dropped below three per cent, interest-rate cuts seem inevitable, and Donald Trump can’t focus.
By John Cassidy
Comment
Trump’s Got Troubles
His campaign is careening, his poll numbers are slipping, and, after something of a summer lull, he is due for several confrontations in court.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
Q. & A.
What the Latest Presidential Polls Say and What They Might Be Missing
Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, breaks down Kamala Harris’s performance in the battleground states and how we should think about polling error.
By Isaac Chotiner
The Political Scene Podcast
What the Harris Campaign Needs to Win
James Carville and Paul Begala share lessons from Bill Clinton’s groundbreaking 1992 campaign.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
Kamala Harris’s Best Campaign Surrogate Is Donald Trump
The ex-President’s tired old show is a great advertisement for his new rival.
By Susan B. Glasser
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Nancy Pelosi, the Power Broker
The Speaker Emerita played a leading role in pushing the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda through Congress. Then she helped clear the path for a new Democratic leadership.